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    Work is where many of us spend most of our waking hours. It’s where we test our patience, our confidence, and our sense of worth. In 2026, the workplace is more connected and more demanding than ever — remote meetings across time zones, constant notifications, blurred boundaries between professional and personal life. In that environment, inner peace often depends less on the work itself and more on the relationships that surround it. 1. Work relationships mirror our inner balance The way we respond to colleagues often reflects our own state of mind. If we’re calm, we listen. If we’re anxious, we defend. Peace at work begins not with perfect coworkers but with self-awareness — noticing when our reactions belong more to old wounds than to present realities. 2. Collaboration can nurture peace Healthy teamwork builds trust and belonging. When people feel seen and valued, tension dissolves. Peace grows in workplaces where communication is honest, feedback is kind, and success ...

  Today's tip for parents (from two talented teachers) comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly (yes, those are the two talented teachers). #2 T.E.A.M. Work!   Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together. ~Vista M. Kelly   T.E.A.M. is an acronym for Together Everyone Achieves More. Make this a family motto. Obviously, you want to help your child succeed in school. You can do that. So can the rest of the family. In a few days, you will read about specific ways to get the whole family involved in learning. Today, sit down and discuss commitments each family member can make to be aware of and involved in what is going on academically in your child's life. Many projects at home and at school can involve the entire family. Every person can contribute something. Let your child contribute, too, to your endeavors. The more you open up communication for the who...

  1.       It is Tuesday. Time to tall turkey. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side. Today's topic takes a detour from the usual format of this column in order to share an experience as a warning to other publishers and to authors -- a great get-rich scheme for the company doing the offering and stay-poor scheme for authors, presented as a collaboration. I almost got trapped by this one and there are some takeaways I have learned (and should have known) that could be warning bells for others.   Months ago, I was contacted by ORIM, a legitimate company, offering to collaborate on marketing of some of our e-books. It was a very fair offer: we would put up the e-books, ORIM ...