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Naomi
Kindness always wins
My friend Linda asked her Facebook friends to describe kindness in one word. She got almost 50 responses, with words like generosity, concern, and…
Look at me now!
I’m pretty fortunate. I hope that by saying that, I am not tempting fate and inviting disaster. And I hope accepting this abundance is…
Moving beyond fear
“If we don’t let ourselves feel, we avoid the depths of our pain – but we also miss out on the depths of our…
See what is good
Hands Free Life: Nine Habits for Overcoming Distraction, Living Better, and Loving More by Rachel Macy Stafford See What Is Good, the fifth intentional habit…
Writing as metaphor
This is an excerpt from In Other Words, by Jhumpa Lahiri’s linguistic autobiography: Why do I write? To investigate the mystery of existence. To tolerate…