Labor Day: The Quiet Work

by Cynthia Germain As Labor Day approaches, we naturally think about jobs…the work people do and the skills they bring. We may also think about the workers who came before us and helped build the businesses, institutions and communities we rely on today. But…

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Making Room For What Matters

by Cynthia Germain Most of us have too much stuff. I say that knowing full well that I am included in the “most of us.” We accumulate things slowly…a box here, file folders there, clothes we might wear again, things our children might want…

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Giving Each Other a Little Grace

by Cynthia Germain I’ve been thinking a lot lately about grace. Not grace in a religious sense, but the kind of grace we give another person when we stop before judging. When we ask a question instead of making an assumption. When we recognize…

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