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No Ordinary Thing

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Eleanor Hooks
Oct 31, 2025
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No Ordinary Thing

He lived in the familiar trees of an ordinary forest. Living among an entire community of parrots, Orson the parrot did not see himself as special until a hunter seized him because of his beautiful feathers and willingness to have an engaging conversation.

Like Orson, we develop relationships with others through communication, the active exchange of words and emotions. But not all engagements are healthy.

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