Reading Between the Lines of the Serenity Prayer

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@bethvogt (With acknowledgement to Reinhold Neibuhr (1892-1971), who wrote the Serenity Prayer.) God grant me the serenity  Help me to stay calm. To not yell at my family no matter how much longer we’re quarantined together or say out loud all the snarky comments I’m thinking, even if I do think they’re funny.  to accept the things I cannot change …

Choosing Not to Brood About Turning 60

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Let’s Choose to Live Well @bethvogt   I turned 60 a few days ago. After blogging about this birthday back in January, I haven’t been brooding about it since then. It turns out being on deadline doesn’t leave you much time to brood. And then my youngest daughter had prom the day before my birthday – she’s a senior in …

In Others’ Words: What Suffering Requires

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Everyone suffers. I don’t think anyone would argue with that statement. We might argue with with how much someone suffers — whether someone’s suffering is worse than another person’s … or ours. We might argue with the wrongness or rightness of the suffering. But no one get’s a bye on suffering. The question then becomes suffering plus what allows us …

In Others’ Words: The Encouragement of Doubts and Mistakes

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I like to encourage people. And I like it when other people encourage me. Someone else’s encouragement — a word, a hug, a smile — can make all the difference in a day, can’t it? And I like today’s quote because it’s brimming with encouragement: Take a step forward even if you’re doubting. Go ahead and do the risky thing. …

In Others’ Words: Choosing One Word for 2016

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One Word. I blogged about this earlier, back in October, in a post titled “Time to Start Thinking About One Word for 2016.” But while I was ready to talk about my One Word for the upcoming new year, I think some of you were just ready to begin pondering your One Word for 2016. So, here I am again, …