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Among Friends

Skirting Around the Competition

Our introduction to the May issue on "Friendly Competition?" Gail Whiffen
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Competing as a Quaker

Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it… James Bradley
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Wrestling with Defeat

I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with… Clay Lewis
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Transitioning from Public to Private School

I remember the day my teachers from Wister Elementary School announced to me and two other students that we were… Namiyah Nole
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High School Hierarchy

I cried yesterday. I was sobbing: red, wet, puffy, and gross because of the academic competition I face in school… Felicity Medina
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What Page Are You On?

Competition surrounds my life. In almost everything I do there is some sort of a competition involved even when there… Nicole Sosnik
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Growth and Learning

I used to wrestle... One time, after losing a match, I sat back down on the bench, changing my shoes… Wielond Kirby
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Journey of Self Acceptance

I stare blankly at myself in my bathroom mirror, disappointed with my reflection. It doesn’t come as a surprise anymore;… Grace Sousa
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Competitive Ethics?

Since tenth grade, I have participated in a competition called Ethics Bowl. Every year high school students gather in teams… Nafisa Rashid
Features

The Hope for Collaboration over Competition

Quakers can be co-conspirators, participants, creators, shapers, imaginers, and dreamers. Mark Pratt-Russum
Poetry

Always the Challenge to Be Patient

FJ Poetry: "Parking in the lot at work / early in the morning sun" Charles Bunner
Features

Laughing for the Wary

Humor can help build religious community but it can also hurt and cause division. Howard R. Macy
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