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Did you know that in the original Middle English, morwening (the word we say today as “morning”) meant the coming of sunrise?  In other words, according to Wikipedia anyway, in its original meaning, morning was a verb.  It was another way to describe the act of the day dawning, a new beginning. How might you…

When Holly and I were talking about doing these listening tips, my biggest conversation pet peeve surfaced. It’s this: When you’ve started telling a story and the listener immediately chirps in and goes on with a related or semi-related tale about themselves, never acknowledging what you’ve just said. I imagine there’s a linguistic term for this (do you know it?), but…

Valerie and I were talking about what a rare, precious thing it is to find a good listener these days.  So we decided today to each offer a tip on listening, the process by which we take in the world around us and try to hear what’s real. Here’s my tip: Take a moment to…

Last week I wrote about how to prepare for scary medical tests as I personally ramped up for my annual CT scan that makes sure I am still free and clear of the cancer stuff. But now that I’m in the foot-tapping, knee-jiggling, and nail-flicking stage, I realized I left out a crucial part of getting tests–waiting…
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