Love life in a form that is not your own

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  This passage from Rlke is so touching as his 150th birthday just recently swept by on Dec. 4. "The space around you is beginning to g...

an act of remembrance

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The thing that captures my imagination every time I revisit this story is the amount of time: 2 years. During a time in my life where I am ...

an object of vision

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“A woman must continually watch herself. She is almost continually accompanied by her own image of herself. Whilst she is walking across a r...

berry picking

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One of my big summer discoveries in the Hudson Valley has been berry picking (thanks to Gabes' inspiration for strawberry picking earli...

all the hearts

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Just 30 days since my last post, summer vacation finally begins tomorrow. I am so worn out and equally ecstatic not to have to juggle work w...

make your soul grow

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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond ...

Leave the door open for the unknown... future fridays

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Passover falls on Good Friday this year. And for the first time in the 5 years I have been here, I noticed that school ended at 3pm today. T...

Don't hesitate

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To use the words of Brene Brown, we should stop dress-rehearsing tragedy.  "If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. ...

connecting dots

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Pentagon Papers whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg turns 91 this week. This is one of the most fascinating and least known literary anecdotes of...

I think

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 I love that historical heroes are also full of doubt!  "I think." Darwin's stolen notebooks, which included this crucial draw...

refusing to paint with the same brush

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This conflict is now over 1 month old, and the news of Russian brutality is gut wrenching and horrifying. I keep wondering if this is what i...

Olympian goddess, aka motherhood

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A Mother’s Power My 3-year-old bellows from his crib: “I want to hug ma-ah-ah-mom!” It’s 5 a.m., so I let his plea grow to full throttle bef...

language is our most advanced technology

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  via { rebecca solnit }

infinite succession... future friday

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I love this definition of future:  an infinite succession of presents  via { rebecca solnit }

hooptedoodle

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A word that is new to me: here's to a Monday morning that is more efficient and missing this sort of unwieldy run-around. Wednesday word...

melons

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  The Earthmelon is known by its common name - potato. The Firemelon - Chile. The Airmelon - pinto beans or cotton candy. via { language ner...

did I miss anything?

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What I wish I could say to my students when they argue with me about stupid transactional things like their grades late homework assignments...

Stiller Freund

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Stiller Freund der vielen Fernen, fühle, wie dein Atem noch den Raum vermehrt. Im Gebälk der finstern Glockenstühle laß dich läuten. Das, wa...

I, too.

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  I, Too I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, An...

4 years of wartime

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Abraham Lincoln in 1861 vs 1865 shows a 4 year difference during wartime. It is hard to remain optimistic and grateful as I try to on Sunday...