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April is tax season in the United States. People gather their documents and calculate their accounts into either a tax payment or a refund. Many people worldwide also create budget[...]
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What does inclusiveness mean to you? Are you thinking in terms of your personal environment: family, friends, peers at work? Maybe you extend your definition to your neighborhood o[...]
You brought home a new bookcase and now need to put it together. The instructions are written in several languages and contain many pictures that illustrate each step along with th[...]
You are at a social gathering and one of the guests starts telling jokes with joyous enthusiasm. “What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel. Why do ducks make great detectives? T[...]
If bodily pain has not struck, we can very easily ignore taking good care of our physical selves. We can indulge in eating a variety of foods that we justify as rewards or as habit[...]
Remember when you were growing up and wanted to be one of the cool kids at school? It didn’t matter what you really thought about things; you just wanted to be included and accept[...]
As you age, do you seem to greet the unfolding of your life with less enthusiasm? As toddlers, we eagerly explored our environment and easily opened ourselves to hugs and new exper[...]