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Read more: A friend who takes actionI showed up at church one Sunday recently in pain. The night before, I had slipped in the kitchen and hit my foot—hard—against a chair.…
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Read more: A friend who listensOne day recently, the week before my daughter Ranna had surgery, I was feeling stressful. I had promised Ranna that I would go with her…
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Read more: The case for optimismI often find wisdom in unexpected places. I was standing in line at Chipolte Mexican Grill waiting for a burrito to-go for my husband when…
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Read more: Like a wall?Harold misses his wife, Maureen, even though they had lived together for years in silence, never talking, never relating. “He and Maureen could pass hours…
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Read more: The effort to be normalOne of the important lessons that Harold Fry learns is that he’s not the only one with problems, that he has much in common with…
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Read more: His sweet, sunny, loving natureI just read a book about James Garfield, who spent his childhood in poverty on an Ohio farm and then eventually was elected president of…
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Read more: The amazing Helen KellerWe were reading a book about a girl who is deaf when I asked Elizabeth if she knew the story of Helen Keller. Elizabeth, the…
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Read more: Shirley Chisholm had gutsI’ve always admired Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman ever elected to Congress. In 1972, Chisholm ran for president of the United States, the first…
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Read more: Share the gift of peaceI found this lovely message on a Christmas card from my friend Mary Ann. Peace is not something you wish for. It’s something you make,…
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Read more: Happy New Year!It’s the beginning of a new year! Today, enjoy the blessing of the year ahead. Don’t make resolutions. You can do that tomorrow. Don’t think…