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Music Mondays: hxc blue
I dunno what the rest of y’all will think of this post. Here we go….. I don’t know why it feels juvenile to admit that sometimes I just want music to be melancholy. Songs that would emit shades of grey rather than shimmering color; songs that taste sour with a bitter tang. I’m not often…
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Gelato Game on Fleek: one of the many reasons I love Patrick Stewart View this post on Instagram A post shared by Patrick Stewart (@sirpatstew)
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To my young friends: why you should consider marriage
Most of the time, unsolicited advice falls on deaf ears. And perhaps it should. Among the younger set, we adults get a deserved rap for being kind of pushy with our opinions. To be fair, we usually have a lot of good experience to back up our advice, and hopefully we’re sharing because we’re caring,…
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Good read: The Small, Happy Life – NYTimes.com
A a delightful read on vocation and calling that focuses on the small bits of life. Satisfaction emerges from small acts of love and meaning. “Perhaps,” she concludes, “the mission is not a mission at all. … Everywhere there are tiny, seemingly inconsequential circumstances that, if explored, provide meaning” and chances to be generous and…
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To my students, upon their graduation from high school, May 2015
Script for the commencement address at New Covenant School, May 22, 2015 Friends, parents, students, and—most importantly—NCS Class of 2015: It is with deep gratitude that I take the podium tonight to celebrate your completion of a very long race. I am honored that you asked me to speak at your commencement, and as a…
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