not remaining average

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Oh my word, what an incredible story of love, resilience and participation. Pascale Honore enjoyed watching her sons surf but couldn't...

keep up the chops

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I am always considering whether I should participate or politely decline to practice,  whether it is spending precious hours to help cele...

Oh so true...

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Now if only the appropriate recipient would be just around the corner... It always finds a way. via { indexed }

June baby

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Cheers to a wonderful June birthday of one of my two favorite sisters, happy, happy birthday, dearest Babi! May your new year bring you jo...

facing your fear

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A wonderful reminder from one of my favorites. Fearlessness is not the same as the absence of fear The fearless person is well awa...

the real thing

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And here is why I love going places... The difference between visiting and reading a travel guide. via { indexed }

2 cellist, big hair

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Bahn, this one made me think of you: HAIR IS MESSY, A SIMPLE THICKNESS  (anagram for Mischa Maisky and Steven Isserlis) via { slippe...

the ordeal of being known

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A great article on personal resilience, something I as a people-pleaser have been struggling with for a long time. I have never l...

"If you like me, that's because of my mom"

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Such a sweet eulogy on public television given by one of my favorite celebrities (I even feel strange admitting I have a favorite). Stephe...

Happy first day of summer!

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Wish I was in New York for this one: Participants take part in a mass yoga class to mark the summer solstice on Times Square in New York, J...

night watchmen

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I know flash dances are a dying fad, but this was too great. An advertisement for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

"we'd been graced"

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I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally, so...

reminders of consistency

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At some point, I would really like to sit down with Susan Sontag's writing. I love comparing childhood pictures with adult selves. ...

a city food forest

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What an awesome idea! Hungry? Just head over to the park. Seattle's new food forest aims to be an edible wilderness.  (Photo: Buen...

don't let me down

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So much enthusiasm!

good literature

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Does Great Literature Make Us Better? By  GREGORY CURRIE You agree with me, I expect, that exposure to challenging works of lite...

a case for vegetarianism

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a commencement speech

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Something I have thought about a lot lately: divided attention in a hyper-linked life, and what draws us into an experience,  precise vs. ...

handel

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I woke up at 5am this morning thanks to my indecisiveness and fear, feeling recently that I was born in the wrong century. Don't get m...

learning to speak

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A wonderful video of Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller, showing how she needed to feel the throat, the mouth and the nose.

stealing thunder

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I forget sometimes how unhealthy it is for me to be critical of people I barely even know, thanks to the continuous updates of gossip and f...

cultivation

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Another thought-provoking article about my constant quandary about education. Redefining Education: Cultivating the Soul ...

laughter

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[Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weapon—laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution—these can lift at a ...

value of a college education

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A wonderful article on something I have been struggling with: do we teach to engender love or knowledge? THE STONE Why Do I Teach...

being nice counts for a lot

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A wonderful reminder of how I want to be... A simple recipe. via { indexed }

"a cellist pulling strings"

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One wonderfully creative solution Brad is a professional cellist, composer, teacher, and dedicated cyclist who hauls his instrument by b...

b&w

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I love the stories these images evoke French photographer  Benoit Courti  has created a stunning series of  black and white photograp...