All posts filed under: Monday Musings

Welcome to your empire

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Wise people know how to find some joy even in the midst of what is hard.

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Stop living your life trying to satisfy other people’s demands. Focus on what you can control.

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The past has much to teach us. Yet elders are not our masters, but guides.

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Great communities connect people to place, know where they want to go, and work tirelessly to make it happen.

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Places are imbued with sounds, smells, noises, and feelings that bring memories and human connections.

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Why we should celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday in October.

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Joy is too often dislocated, as if there could be no simple pleasures which are not really about cash.

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Margaret Heffernan sees our humanity and creativity as key to navigating an uncertain future.

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Be careful of labels. Sometimes a pickup truck is just a pickup truck. And people are always more than just a label.

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Natalie Goldberg’s memoir of her struggle with cancer is a meditation on living a genuine life in full bloom.