America is a noisy CULTURE, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. INDIVIDUALISM, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication associated with extraversion. Collectivistic societies, such as those in East Asia, VALUE privacy and RESTRAINT, QUALITIES more characteristic of introverts.
Read MoreIf you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You REALIZE you are being imitated; your BELIEF SYSTEMS and PRIORITIES have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden.
Read MoreWhen you live in WASHINGTON, D.C., you do get a SENSE, in a very DIRECT way, of the durability of our government and really, the GREATNESS of the American system.
Read MoreAny direct experience that I have with INDIGENOUS PEOPLES and their plights may FEED into the nature of the STORY I choose to tell. In fact, it almost certainly will.
Read MorePeace in this life is based upon faith and testimony. We can all find hope from our personal prayers and gain comfort from the scriptures. PRIESTHOOD blessings LIFT us and sustain us. Hope also comes from direct personal REVELATION, to which we are entitled if we are WORTHY.
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