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  • Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

    Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

    Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

    Dear Grayce,I’ve recently been ghosted by someone I considered a friend, confusing me. One day, we were texting and making plans, and the next, they stopped responding entirely. I’ve tried reaching out several times, but it’s been radio silence. This isn’t the first time I’ve been ghosted. Why is ghosting becoming so common? Is it…

  • FORGE IT!!

    FORGE IT!!

    Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

    No, this article is not about forging documents. It is about the medieval art of forging a blade from steel. Yes, knife making has been a highly skilled trade for many years. The ancient Japanese art of sword making perfected design elements. They fold the steel over a thousand times to ensure the blade will…

  • DETOX: Spring Cleaning for Your Body, Too!

    DETOX: Spring Cleaning for Your Body, Too!

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    Just as we tidy up our homes in the spring, our bodies also deserve a seasonal reset. Over time, toxins from processed foods, environmental pollutants, and even daily stress accumulate, leaving us feeling sluggish, bloated, and out of balance. We struggle with mood swings, digestive discomfort, stubborn weight gain, trouble sleeping. Maintaining our metabolism and…

  • Perspectives Across Generations

    Perspectives Across Generations

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    What does success look like at different ages? How do dreams, priorities, and circumstances evolve? I interviewed three remarkable women, each representing a different generation: at 20, 44 and 73. Goals, ambitions and fulfillment seemed to be similar, yet shift over time. Ellen Jones, “El” as she prefers, is a busy 20-year-old junior at Gonzaga…

  • My Mother Was an Artist

    My Mother Was an Artist

    Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

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  • Developing Dubai: “The Vegas of the Middle East”

    Developing Dubai: “The Vegas of the Middle East”

    Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

    International Property ShowDubai World Trade CentreApril 14-16, 2025 The International Property Show (IPS) is a prominent event that brings together real estate buyers, sellers, developers, financial institutions, and industry professionals. This 20+ year event plays a vital role in the property market. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dawood Al Shezawi, President of IPS,…

  • A Contract That Unites Us

    A Contract That Unites Us

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    The author, TM Scanlon refers to the philosophical idea of “contractualism,” or, as he puts it, “what we owe to each other.” Pared down and simplified this concept concerns the morality of interpersonal behavior. When I first heard this as a question “What do we owe to each other?” an offshoot of the ubiquitous “What…

  • So Much Love

    So Much Love

    Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

    In 1988, since I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, we moved to Kansas City because Funk was offered a job there that covered my lost wages. We’d changed locations many times, but this was a difficult move. Missouri is in the middle of the country and the people were so different than the people…

  • Is There a Hotseat in Your Class?

    Is There a Hotseat in Your Class?

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    Many years ago, when a new student joined my English class after the school year began, she responded to a question with “I don’t know.” Some kids quietly groaned or rolled their eyes. A couple leaned over and whispered, “That’s not allowed in this class.” That surprised me because I never told them not to…

  • The Strait and Arrow

    The Strait and Arrow

    Ghosting: Protecting Your Peace or Reflecting Our Times?

    I had an archery set when I was six. My dad would set up a hay bale or some other kind of target in the backyard for me to practice on. Learning was not easy. You use muscles that you didn’t even know you had! Mixing the necessary skills with my cerebral palsy adds another complication.…