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Storytelling & the Art of Tenderness Dec 9-- "Like all orientations of the spirit, tenderness is a story we tell ourselves -- about each other, about the world, about our place in it and our power in it. Like all narratives, the strength of our tenderness reflects the strength and sensitivity of our storytelling. That is what the Polish psychologist turned poet and novelist Olga Tokarczuk explores in ...

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Shinrin-Yoku: Forest Bathing Dec 8-- Hopefully you have a little piece of green forest--a kind of a heaven on earth-- where you can find peace. If so, you already have experienced the health benefits of soaking up the beauty of nature. Forest bathing, in Japan where the practice originated, is called shinrin-yoku. This is the practice of walking through the forest slowly and quietly as ...

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Fishing Before You Know How to Fish Dec 7-- "Through the pines and the one maple I hear her.

I shouldn't have gone fishing if I didn't know how to fish.

I shouldn't have gone fishing if I didn't know how to fish."
Author and activist Courtney Martin shares more in this lovely poem on life, love and our human unpreparedness. ...

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I Practice Philosophy as Art Dec 6-- "If we want to understand what kind of society we live in, we have to comprehend what information is. Information has very little currency. It lacks temporal stability, since it lives off the excitement of surprise. Due to its temporal instability, it fragments perception. It throws us into a continuous frenzy of topicality. Hence its impossible to linger on information. ...

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The Middle of Somewhere Dec 5-- At Elizabeth Sproul Ross's Shenandoah Valley farm, "she invites artists and art students to share her rustic studio for weeklong retreats. Her roots here reach back to the 1700s, when Scots-Irish ancestors settled this land. Now paintbrushes replace plows, as it's become a getaway from city life for those seeking new skills. And with each group, this spry 70-plus-year-old still ...

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The Entangled Activist Dec 4-- "An angry activist isn't easy to listen to, and for years I made dinner table conversation unbearable. Like many other progressive activists I would preach tolerance of all diversity...except for those with whom I disagreed. And people felt that judgment, reacting against the person who made them feel bad: me, 'the activist.' Students of sociology and political psychology know that ...

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Agent of Illumination "Some years ago, I was stuck on a crosstown bus ... 10348 Reads

In Praise of Black Capped Chickadees "I'd like to offer some words in praise of chickadees. ... 5470 Reads

Everything Happens for A Reason & Other Lies I've Loved "In life's toughest moments, how do you go on living? ... 4513 Reads

Why You Should Write That Thank You Note "Students of mine in a political philosophy course at Indiana ... 3735 Reads

Horse Medicine, Horse Mystery "Whether we love horses or not, whether we have contact ... 2965 Reads

The Woman Who Saved Native Song "In the early twentieth century, the U.S. government continued its ... 2440 Reads

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Mary Reynolds: The Garden Awakening by Mary Reynolds (5051 reads)	Living Dying Man by Barbara McAfee, Maren Showkeir (4747 reads)
The Myth of Normal by Travis Lupick (4599 reads)	Mary Ruefle's Stunning Color Spectrum of Sadnesses by Mary Ruefle (4514 reads)
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