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Serious or Curious about a Happy Marriage
By
Cheryl Petersen
With the 50% divorce rate, it appears as though many people are only curious about marriage, not taking it too seriously. However, to tolerate a bad marriage, while believing that is the serious responsible thing to do, is not very conducive to individual and collective happiness. Remember, a grumpy person at home means a grumpy…
The Serious and the Curious
By
Cheryl Petersen
Salespeople are trained to detect and distinguish between the serious shopper and the curious shopper. Serious shoppers have a defined intent to purchase, or “do” something; whereas, curious shoppers are “just looking.” Frequently, the curious comes disguised as the serious. Think of all the exercise equipment sitting in closets, bought by those who were seriously…
Painful Thoughts Can’t Embed Themselves in our Memory
By
Cheryl Petersen
A piece of broken glass had embedded itself in the bottom of our daughter’s foot. She didn’t notice the glass until after the skin had grown over it because it only stung when she walked going down a slope. Our daughter and I wondered what the best method would be to get the glass out.…
Listen Up!
By
Cheryl Petersen
I was sound asleep. The bedrooms in our house were in the basement. I woke as if someone jiggled me awake with a calm urgency. It was freezing cold outside, but the expectation of leaving the warm bed and shivering did not stop me from getting up and walking out into the hallway. Our children…
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