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even politics. Despite lively debates, we’d end up ribbing each other and sharing a laugh, always challenging each other to do better in every area of life. For Sierra, she found a group of women to meet for brunch and have those same life-giving conversations. This led to a book club, another great way to get to know others. As a family, we joined a community garden hosted by new friends and met other families in the same stage of life. We’d often share a farm- to-table lunch directly after, putting our freshly picked produce on brick oven pizza. Summer provided the perfect excuse for poolside hangouts, where the adults could talk while the kids played. Many of those relationships have continued, and now we regularly meet with other families, sharing meals and enriching each other’s lives. It took effort, intentionality, and time, but the friendships we’ve built this year are the kind that will last. We still cherish our old friends, but we’re so glad to have expanded our circle and found new people to share life with.
–Kevin and Sierra Bennett
THE JOY OF LEARNING
your mind around, know that when you do finally break it down into manageable concepts and learn the ins and outs, you will have achieved something remarkable. Endeavor to master new interests and disciplines. You can master working with your hands and develop skills such as woodworking and painting. Or, you can learn a new language, and plan a trip overseas to master your new tongue. Whatever you set out to do, put the maximum amount of effort into it. You will appreciate what you can accomplish when you are committed and don’t resign yourself to being less than what you were before. EMBRACIN G A GROWTH MINDSET
As we grow older, we encounter a great deal of change. We are forced to adapt to new routines and remedies to combat our shifting reality. However, we are also granted a chance to continue the journey we have been on our entire lives: the journey of learning. We are not destined to decline, and improvement is possible if we work hard. By adopting a growth mindset — accepting that we can learn and grow through determined effort — we can spend our latter years becoming the best versions of ourselves we can be. Change Is Good Every year, millions of people embark on New Year’s resolutions.
They commit themselves to read more, lose weight, or improve their professional prowess. We can apply this commitment to our intellectual growth, and embrace the fact that change can be a positive. Treat learning like a new job and new technologies as tools to help you achieve your goals. You have no reason to be complacent; instead, commit yourself to self- improvement. Challenges Are Opportunities When you encounter a new challenge, treat it as an opportunity to learn something new.
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