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Words from the Heart

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Years ago, when I was immersed in graduate studies, one of my mentors suggested I start an “encouragement file”.  It was a casual, out-of-the-blue suggestion at the time, but one I now acknowledge as packed with wisdom. Thankfully, I listened to my mentor and established an encouragement file back in 2003.  First, one lonely note… Continue reading Words from the Heart

A Worthwhile Climb

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Helping them change their marriage was like untangling a ball of yarn that had been played with by a mischievous cat for a very long time." Napier & Whitaker -- The Family Crucible In 1943, American psychologist, Abraham Maslow, published a paper entitled, “A Theory of Human Motivation”. In it he described a hierarchy of… Continue reading A Worthwhile Climb