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Losing at Solitaire
Excerpts from a longer piece by Kate Bowler: “We live in a culture that places such a high value on being self-reliant. People love to say, ‘pick…
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No Best Version
Something to consider . . . xo, Beth
May 16
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Opposing Things
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were clean lines around a thing? If we could know what exactly is true, what is real? And sometimes, wouldn’t it be nice if…
May 15
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Carrying their best forward
“We honor our parents by carrying their best forward and laying the rest down.” — Bruce Springsteen in Born to Run I’ve been thinking about parents a…
May 13
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Happy Friday
Let’s lighten things up with some silly stuff I found on the internet this week. Enjoy.
May 10
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Agency
Remember when you were a kid and thought, “I can’t wait ‘til I’m an adult so I can do whatever I want!”? Welcome to adulthood — which is admittedly…
May 9
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Self-Worth
Here’s a small exercise in mental gymnastics: Think for a moment about how your dearest friends would describe you to someone else they care about. Now…
May 7
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No Scar to Show
“It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” —Chuck…
May 6
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Done List
I don’t know about you, but my To-Do Lists are endless. I have daily, weekly, and monthly lists, lists for house projects, car maintenance, and money…
May 3
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Fear
“I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the…
May 2
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All We Can Do
A hard truth is that we can spend our lives wanting people to be different (to be better), but all we can do is work to become better ourselves. And…
May 1
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Families
Families: hard, hard, hard, no matter how cherished and astonishing they may also be. At family gatherings where you suddenly feel homicidal or…
Apr 23
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