We could all use a break this week, one that’s timely and well-deserved, but we can’t engage it haphazardly. It needs to be done with intent and purpose so that we will appreciate that something good resides within. Seeking what is life-sustaining is more than just doing what we would like to do, including pounding away at others who do not share the same view. The object is to find our place, even for a short while, in the greater communities that encompass our lives. Only by living through them can we authentically convey their worth and celebrate their spirit.

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