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Read more: Fear and certitude“Extremism is a powerful alliance of fear and certitude,” writes Jon Meacham. “Complexity and humility are its natural foes. “Faith and life are essentially mysterious,…
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Read more: Unity and religion“Can religion be a force of unity, not division, in the nation and in the world?” Jon Meacham asks. “The Founders thought so, and so…
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Read more: Sound the trumpetsDr. James Griffin, president of the medical staff at Parkland Hospital, wants us to sound the trumpets and work to end health care disparities. In…
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Read more: Grand momentsIt was warm today. Finally! And, I talked to a neighbor who was a standing in her yard. It was a pleasant moment. Maybe not…
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Read more: HappinessHere’s more advice from Ralph Waldo Emerson. “For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” I should have remembered that quote…
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Read more: Tired?Last night, I remembered some advice from Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could,” Emerson…
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Read more: Helping one anotherWhen do we help someone else? When it’s easy? When it requires some sacrifice on our part? When it would be easier not to help?…
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Read more: CourageIn her book Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan calls for us to act with courage. “Was it possible to carry on along through all…
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Read more: Chance“It seemed both proper and at the same time deeply unfair that so much of life was left to chance,” says Claire Keegan, author of…
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Read more: Silence”Many’s the man (or woman) lost much just because he (or she) missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing,” says Claire Keegan, author of Small…