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Is It OK to be Ordinary?: Dr Ronald Siegel on PYP 532

en-usSeptember 13, 2022

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Our society tells us to excel; to be special; to reach for the stars. But what's the cost of setting the bar so high? Does it make us happy, or allow us to connect with the people around us? Can we be OK with being ordinary?

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