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Don’t judge a book by its cover

09/30/2023

Cathy Brownfield

Have you watched small children as they play together, noticed that they are so generous, so forgiving, so loving? They accept everyone. They squabble over something and five minutes later they are best friends again. They are honest and unafraid of conflict, going directly to the heart of the matter and resolving it. Everything is black and white – no gray areas. They are true, genuine, authentic selves.

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God has a plan

09/23/2023

Cathy Brownfield

“By all rights, I should be dead,” said Tomas Santiago, a recovering addict willing to speak up about the path the 54-year-old has taken and led him to become an advocate for recovery that works. He is 11 years clean. “Family Recovery saved my life.”

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In plain sight

09/16/2023

Cathy Brownfield

It’s a fact: kids hide things from their parents, for whatever reason. It seems that now, more than ever, parents need to have good communication with their children because outside influences encourage secrecy for their own benefits. As parents, we are legally responsible for our children, the souls we brought into this world, have loved to the moon and back. We protect and guide them for their good health and well-being, encourage them to dream and pursue their goals.

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Let’s talk about grief

09/09/2023

Cathy Brownfield

Someone said to me, “Grief is not something anyone really wants to talk about.” Ah. The topics we really don’t want to talk about rank right up there with banned books which are my favorite reads, always prompting the question, “Why?”

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Shine your light and make a difference in a life

09/02/2023

Cathy Brownfield

“Debbie” knew her mother was troubled about something. But she hadn’t spoken of it yet. She would, though. Her mother wasn’t one to sweep things under the rug. She faced problems head on and wasn’t satisfied until the problems were resolved.

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Changes

11/4/2023

Things change. People change. Faces change. I have heard that change is the only thing that is consistent in life. Changes may be bad, risky, negative. But they also can become good, healthy and positive again. I do not know how my supervisor at FRC is going to feel about this column, but being the sentimental person that I am … I am an introvert. I write much better than I speak. And I write from the heart. So, maybe Eloise will be OK with these words.

Social media: May change your kid’s brain

10/28/2023

In 2019, WHO (the World Health Organization) published strict guidelines about children’s screen time. Why? Because intensive digital media use is thought to reduce working memory capacity, cause psychological problems from depression to anxiety and sleep disorders, and affects comprehension when reading screens.

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