What sounds fun?
February 5, 2021
A walk on the beach on a sunny, 80-degree day. A family wedding dance. Hanging out with my kids and belly laughing over their banter and hilarious sense of humor. Kayaking on the lake. Walking the trails with my honey and praying for each of our kids by name. A big bowl of popcorn and a meaningful, thought-provoking movie. Any time I get with my sisters and Mom.
How about you?
Why is fun so hard to come by these days? Is it because we believe it’s not spiritual? Or because we fear we’ll fall into an escapism mindset? Both of these are legitimate concerns. Sometimes Christians fall headlong into sin in the name of fun. Which causes others to avoid it altogether. But at what cost to our souls? Indeed there’s a healthy middle place for us. Right?
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As a pediatrician, I have a finely developed sixth sense for when parents are nearing their breaking point and I ll tell you: Between fatigue, high COVID-19 rates, a slower-than-expected vaccine roll-out, and an unclear vision of post-pandemic life, most parents seem to be teetering.
Kids are arguably suffering, too. We ve yet to define what sort of chronic stress our children are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but science has shown us that toxic levels of childhood stress impair academic performance and are linked to diseases such as alcoholism, depression, eating disorders, heart disease, and even cancer.
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Recovery is the name of the game in February, as the country has officially established new leadership and so many scramble to sign up for their dose of COVID-19 vaccine. And while the coronavirus pandemic is still, very unfortunately, continuing to unfold, it feels as if a lot of people are taking a collective deep breath. And so, there s never been a better time to educate yourself on how to make society more compassionate and understanding, one book at a time.
Microsoft 365 has a wide variety of applications, all with their own security implications.
Microsoft Teams integrates the applications of Microsoft 365 into an easy to use chat platform that simplifies collaboration for even the most inexperienced user. Through Teams, employees can share files, application data, email, calendars and planner information with the click of a button. Beyond the integrated Microsoft applications, it s also possible to integrate and provide access to hundreds of third-party applications.
All of these integrations bring an amazing level of productivity potential to an organization by making sharing, organizing and collaborating via files, chats and other application interfaces super easy. In some ways, it makes it too easy.
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As an entrepreneur, you are used to juggling multiple tasks and navigating choppy waters. Eventually, you grow accustomed to surviving in a world of organized chaos. To you, setbacks are just part of the process, but what if one of those setbacks happened to be a 15-year stint in a penitentiary? Would you be able to maintain that same enthusiasm that keeps you going right now?