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My Responsibility to Delight
I’ve been hearing this refrain a lot lately: “If _____ gets elected president, we’re in big trouble.” Perhaps you’ve said this. Perhaps I have too…
Jul 21
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Garden of Joy and Grief
“Ours is a waiting world. But what will we grow in the emptiness? What will we cultivate with the moments and resources given to us? I want to grow a…
Jul 14
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Necessary Joy
How can I continue to embody the spirit of Italy’s Il Dolce Far Niente, the sweetness of doing nothing, and the spirit of joy that I found in particular…
Jul 7
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June 2024
Connection
I’ve been reflecting on my time with the middle school students a little over a week ago. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about one young person’s…
Jun 30
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What We Need Is Here
What We Need Is Here, by Wendell Berry Horseback on Sunday morning, harvest over, we taste persimmon and wild grape, sharp sweet of summer's end. In…
Jun 23
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Roots and Dreams
As I flew home this past weekend from Italy I finished the book Roots and Sky by Christie Purifoy. It’s written in seasons and I’d saved the final…
Jun 16
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Noticing Beauty
Promise, by Barbara Crooker This day is an open road stretching out before you. Roll down the windows. Step into your life, as if it were a fast car…
Jun 9
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The Garden of Sweetness
“Every leaf-scar is a bud expecting a future.” ~Gillian Clarke, “The Year’s Midnight”
Jun 2
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May 2024
The Sweetness of Life
Il dolce far niente. The sweetness of doing nothing. This Italian expression offers a glimpse into an Italian way of life, a way that values enjoying…
May 26
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Peace in the Storm
The Little Duck, by Donald C. Babcock Now we’re ready to look at something pretty special. It is a duck, riding the ocean a hundred feet beyond the…
May 19
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Rooted and Grounded
The Way It Is, by William Stafford There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you…
May 12
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Old Rooms
In this Body, by Gary Whited There are rooms that close their doors. Years pass and a breeze moves through. Maybe it was the look of that man with red…
May 5
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