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Beliefs, values and what

the heck is going on? Volume 8 Issue 5 | March 2017

I t’s been said that the clearer you are 3215 Gulf Shore Blvd N • Suite #112N | Naples, FL 34103
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about what you value and believe the
happier you are. If we accept that
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statement as true, we as a country, seem lifeinnaplesreg@gmail.com
to be some of the unhappiest people on
Earth. Are we even clear about what Text Copyright 2017 all rights reserved.
makes us unhappy let alone angry? No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form by
It used to be so simple. You believed any electronic or mechanical means without permission from
what you were taught in school and did what your parents the publisher. Life in Naples regrets that no responsibility can
told you to do. There may not have been total agreement, be accepted for unsolicited material. Opinions expressed by
but there was total respect. Parents expected their children contributors or advertisers are not necessarily those
to behave in a socially responsible way and follow the rules. of the publisher.
As children, we accepted that belief and it became our value.
People were safe in their neighborhoods because if it
wasn’t yours, you didn’t take it. Keys were left in cars with the
windows rolled down in every driveway. It worked because
the belief was that people could be trusted and your “stuff”
would be safe. Doors to homes were unlocked for the same publisher reg buxton
reason, it was an outrageous thought that anyone would dare marketing consultant joel kessler
enter a home uninvited.
Giving someone personal space wasn’t something that
you thought about, it was simply something you did. In a contributing writers mayor bill barnett
restaurant voice tones were kept low so that you didn’t
dr. allen weiss
“disturb” anyone. When two people approached each other paula allia
on a sidewalk, they both moved over to ensure that the other jeff bohr
person had plenty of space. Having a difference of opinion diana jarrett
may have involved a vigorous conversation but it ended with sandra lee buxton
both people having a good laugh. lois bolin
So what’s the point of all of this reminiscence? There was sue huff
a time when we valued the other person’s rights, property kelly g. cooper
and space just as we did our own. As unique and civilized as claudia polzin
Naples is, our challenge is to remain sensitive and value those laurel meny
same components of life. It’s easy to get caught up in things tim tetzloff
where emotions run high. But take a minute to evaluate if
you are meeting your needs at the expense of someone else.
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Ask if you can reject an idea without rejecting the person. Do
you place the same value on another’s space as you do your
own? I guess the bottom line is, is anything so important that
it’s worth fracturing relationships? Is anything so important
that we live with an undercurrent of animosity? Keep Naples
what it is today by dwelling on commonalities not differences.
Until next time…

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