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It’s good to see you – ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle’

It’s good to see you – ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle’

by Forrest Peterson | Dec 11, 2025 | Words on Paper

Conversation at annual picnic of a small community service group heard expressions of ‘good to see you’ and ‘how are you doing’, which, in at least one case led to sharing a deeper personal story. In recent years, upon meeting acquaintances I hadn’t seen for a while,...
Hitting a nerve – Medical caregivers remain heroes in a confounded system

Hitting a nerve – Medical caregivers remain heroes in a confounded system

by Forrest Peterson | Aug 28, 2025 | Words on Paper

‘Walk and Roll’ group Aug. 24 at Battle Creek Park, Maplewood, MN. Photo: Zacharey Chopek, GBS-CDIP Foundation International Anyone wandering through Battle Creek Park in Maplewood, MN, Sunday, Aug. 24, may have seen about 80 people walking in a group, some carrying...
‘Happiness equation’: Family, friends, faith – and fairs and picnics – can help offset polarized politics

‘Happiness equation’: Family, friends, faith – and fairs and picnics – can help offset polarized politics

by Forrest Peterson | Aug 15, 2025 | Words on Paper

The State Fair, “the great Minnesota get-together,” and family picnics can help melt polarized politics. Photo: Andrew Von Bank, Minnesota House of Representatives Session Daily Speaking at a church in the fall of 2022, Dr. Arthur Brooks opened by asking for a show of...

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