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Authentic community is the beautiful efficiency of many small and large parts working efficiently and authentically together to produce remarkable results. For instance, a plane is comprised of many intricate parts, large and small, to make the gravity defying feat of flying at high speeds with precision and performance.    In authentic community, the individual matters. Every person is fulfilled, passionate and necessary as each is functioning according to how they are designed to operate. Something extraordinary beyond the one is manifested from the work of many as each individual operates passionately and purposefully in their personal strengths and

Mistake #1- Love Shouldn’t Have to be so Hard, It just is   Love has stages and needs to be cultivated.  To think one stays in love “just because” is as crazy as expecting a tree to grow that you never water!  If you find yourself saying, “I love him, but I’m not IN-LOVE with him”, then you have bought into this consumer mentality.  Begin to see love as a tree that needs to be watered, fertilized, pruned, protected, and enjoyed for it to thrive – so too with love.  Unlike fairytales, “True love” typically does not come with

Written by: Dr. Jennifer Dean-Hill Politics, religion, and money are the three taboo subjects to discuss at a party.  Reason being? No one thinks critically or fairly about any of those subjects because the passion for their view often replaces all reason.  Richard Paul and Linda Elder, authors of Critical Thinking: Concepts & Tools says, “Fairness implies the treating of all relevant viewpoints alike without reference to one’s own feelings or interest.”  There is something about these three topics that can hijack the best parties because people seem to throw out all critical thinking skills and lose the fairness