Frontiers Friday #17. Five Tips for Your Development: Interesting Asides
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Frontiers Friday #17 Dispatch: Interesting Asides During Christmas
5 things to think about during this holiday season.
From My Desk (Full Circles Archives): Become A Gifter
Web-Read: The Christmastime Suicide Myth
In a 15 year study, the researchers found that suicide dips in Christmas and spikes on New Year's Day (with exception to Australia and Mexico, where there's slightly elevated rates on both days).
Web-Read: Lockdowns, Christmas Holidays and Domestic Violence: A Dangerous Mix
There's already been a lot of talk about increase in DV during lockdowns. Particularly in the festive season, just be aware with the compound of social expectations, financial hardship, losses and relational struggles, some of the people that we are working with might be struggling during this period.
Web-Read: The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds
I'm dumbstruck by this!
Words Worth Contemplating:
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes... including you." ~ Writer, Anne Lamott
Reflect
As we think about gift-giving during this season, think about what it means to be a good receiver of gifts as well.
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May peace be upon you and loved ones during this Christmas.