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The Season of Giving

The Season of Giving

by Suzee Connole My siblings and I do a gift swap every year for Christmas. There are only three of us, but we opt to each focus on one person, allowing us to seek a nice, thought-out present...

Courage

Courage

by Maria Sirois Sometimes it is impossible to remember beauty in this world, or kindness. To remember and to find our way through requires courage. To be brave means to take a risk in the face of...

Harvesting Our WBI Community

Harvesting Our WBI Community

by Phoebe Atkinson, Syd Hap, and Nicole Stottlemyer Chris Peterson, writing in his primer on positive psychology, suggests that, since “the good life” is inherently a social one, “why not understand...

True Hope

True Hope

by Maria Sirois Hope is a place on the other side of the bridge that takes time to get to. This is what 8-year-old Asa M. told me when I asked him about hope in light of the fact that one of his...