We make thousands of decisions every year. Some, like choosing a spouse, change your life. Others, like how to treat your spouse, add up too. Year after year, the effects multiply.
When making decisions, your values and opinions play a prominent role.
If you see a world full of opportunities, you&rs...
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2020 was a year like no other. As the pandemic affected every aspect of our lives, I found some pleasant distractions to keep me occupied. Most notably, I began reading graphic novels for the first time in three decades. However, there was no shortage of other wonderful books, blogs, and videos to...
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Mauritius lies 1,000 kilometers east of Madagascar. Its closest neighbour, the small island of Réunion, resides 200 kilometers to its southeast. Mauritius is isolated.
For millennia, one of its inhabitants, the dodo bird, prospered in this secluded haven. With an abundance of food and lack of...
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Unconditional love
I wasn’t an easy child. A typical week in grade 2 might consist of sticking thumbtacks in classmates, cutting my hair in art class, and at least one fight - usually against more than one classmate. I still have memories of my mother trying to teach me how to make friends. Th...
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The human experience is a rotating kaleidoscope of talents and shortcomings. Resting on our abilities or solely focusing on our strengths can be more fun; they don’t trigger our insecurities the way confronting our shortcomings might. But, what would happen if we only focused on our strengths...
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It seems like everyone believes they can fix the world’s problems today. And anyone who disagrees with them is ignorant or malicious. How did we become so divisive?
Much of this strife stems from our natural tendency to over-simplify complicated ideas and concepts. Life isn’t black and w...
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