Invalidation Changes the Conversation Invalidation is something that needs to be recognized when it shows up in a conversation. It happens when somebody dismisses, minimizes, mocks, or redirects what you are feeling instead of dealing with the issue you raised. You may be trying to explain that something hurt you, and suddenly the conversation becomes
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A Saying That Sounds Impossible There is a saying attributed to Yeshua that sounds almost impossible when you first hear it. In the Gospel of Thomas, he says that the dead are not alive, and the living will not die. Now obviously, every physical body eventually dies, so the saying cannot be understood simply as
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The Mind Is Always Looking for Patterns Human beings have something close to a superpower, although I would not describe it as supernatural. Our brains are remarkably good at recognizing patterns, connections, repetitions, and changes in the world around us. That ability helped human beings survive long before we had laboratories, textbooks, or computers. We
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Talent Is Not Always Enough After more than thirty-five years in corporate environments, including executive recruiting and coaching, I have seen talented people struggle because of workplace politics they never saw coming. Many were excellent at their jobs but unprepared for the hidden dynamics around them. I have also watched others move through the same
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The Difference Matters One thing that confuses a lot of men is the difference between giving a woman a compliment and actually flirting with her. Those two things are not the same, and misunderstanding that can create a lot of mixed signals. A compliment is simply an expression of praise, admiration, or approval. You might
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A Champion America Barely Remembers Some stories make you uncomfortable because they expose contradictions we would rather leave alone. Cornelius Johnson’s story is one of them. He was born in Los Angeles in 1913 and grew into one of the finest high jumpers in the country. By the time he was still a teenager, his
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The Rule That Can Surprise You If you claim Social Security at 62 and continue working, there is an important rule you need to understand. Your earnings can affect how much of your Social Security benefit you receive before reaching full retirement age. That is something worth knowing before your paycheck and benefit checks start
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The Difference Starts With the Purpose Just like earning a bachelor’s degree and earning a master’s degree are different experiences, earning a master’s degree and earning a PhD are very different from each other. Sometimes I hear people say, “Should I just keep going and get a PhD?” and that question tells me they may
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The Marker I Almost Walked Past This is going to make some people uncomfortable, but it happened right here in Tampa. While I was out filming a story about the Fortune Taylor Bridge, I came across a historical marker that nearly escaped my attention. Something told me to stop, so I turned around and read
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The Contradiction There is something about The Great Migration that has always bothered me because the contradiction is hard to ignore. Southern officials spent generations telling Black people that they were inferior, unwanted, and needed to know their place. Yet when Black people finally started packing their bags and leaving, many of those same communities
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