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Category Archives: authenticity
(#429) Everything Is Up for Revision
Considered evaluation can alter, broaden, and strengthen our belief system. My wife and I recently heard several teens deliver a Sunday message at their church. Their individual messages struck common chords about compassion, acceptance, and communal growth. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, assumptions, authenticity, awareness, focus, generativity, Gratitude, growth, Integrity, Life lessons, resilience
Tagged assumptions, awareness, critical thinking, evaluative thought, insights, integrity, reflection, resilience, secret to life, thoughtful consideration
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(#428) What Does Success Look Like To You?
Is success a noun? A verb? An adjective? Does it have to be connected to the common good? Last week, in a local shop at the beach, I spied the photo below. Th caption caught my attention: “Success is knowing … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, awareness, Goals, Integrity, resilience
Tagged authenticity, awareness, goals, integrity, resilience, success
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(#426) It’s Easy to be Left Behind
“Aging in place” may describe what the residents were doing but not who they wanted to be. In the mid-1990s, the Walt Disney Company brought the principles of new urbanism to life when it broke ground on Celebration, Florida. Located … Continue reading
Posted in aging, authenticity, awareness, change, change management, Community, community development, dignity, Life lessons, resilience, social capital
Tagged aging in place, clebration, community, community resilience, florida, networks, resilience, senior citizen residents, social capital, thriving in place
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(#423) Poverty
When communities build walls to separate their people (due to a poverty of understanding or compassion), the lack can seem insurmountable. “The world tends to define poverty and riches simply in terms of economics. But poverty has many faces—weakness, dependence, … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, action, assumptions, authenticity, awareness, Being REMARKABLE, change, change management, Choice, Civility, collaboration, Critical Thinking, Life lessons, respect, responsibility, risk-taking
Tagged acceptance, community, compassion, hope, poverty, resilience, respect
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(#418) Helping A Village Find Its Voice
Listen and respect one another. Find your voice. Use your voice. Pursue your rainbows. We have heard that the village raises up a child. What do we do, however, if the village has inadequate infrastructure, health disparities, high crime and poverty, … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, accountability, action, Appropriate Behavior, assumptions, authenticity, awareness, Balance, change, Choice, Civility, collaboration, conversation, core values, creating your future, Dreams, empathy, information literacy, Integrity, leadership, Relationship, relevance, resilience, vulnerability, wellbeing
Tagged awareness, collaboration, community, dialogue, dreams, rainbows, relationships, resilience, respect, vulnerability
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