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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Black History Month History.com does a good job with the origins and history of Black History Month as well as the photography and links to more about black history. Reasons to be Cheerful Before we get further into the heavier items, just remember: When the daily slog

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I am very anxious about a lot of things, but “not running out of money” tops my list. It took me a long time to identify the source of this anxiety, but now I know it stems from growing up in a family that had very few resources – and knowing how close we were

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How the Great Zen Master and Peace Activist Thich Nhat Hanh Found Himself and Lost His Self in a Library Epiphany I wasn’t formally Thich Nhat Hanh’s student, but I spent many hours with his teachings both in grad school and for years beyond. His peaceful heart

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Striking Findings From 2021 From the number of adults remaining childless, to incredible voter turnout, to the trust in traditional news sources, to the decline of religious affiliation… Pew research discovered a variety of interesting things about us in 2021. Weepings and Gnashings of Teeth Catastrophism creates

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As many of you know, my son – Eli – is a musician. You can see his work – both covers and originals – on his Youtube channel. About a month ago, he was listening to Coney Island, a Taylor Swift song featuring Matt Berninger (of The National), when I heard the following lyric in

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