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Read more: Kind, but strongJacinda Adern, New Zealand’s youngest ever prime minister, is resigining. After 5-1/2 years as the country’s leader, she concluded, ” “I hope I leave New…
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Read more: CatastrophizingMy neighbor took a photo of a bobcat one morning recently—at the house across the street from ours. Yikes! We overreacted—and worried about our dog…
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Read more: Who is an American?Cody Keenan, in his book Grace—President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America, remembers when he told President Obama that Rudy Giuliani had…
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Read more: Birthdays are okayMiss Manners says it’s okay to grow older. In the January 31, 2023, issue of The Dallas Morning News, Miss Manners comments: “It is surely…
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Read more: Easy answers and half-truthsA friend sent me these words recently—from a Franciscan blessing for justice and peace. May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, hard hearts,…
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Read more: Trust in the lightMy confession. I wrote earlier this month about my resolutions for 2023 in general terms—such as get organized, speak up, eat healthier. Of course, I…
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Read more: Happiness?What is happiness? According to the experts interviewed for an article in the January 16/January 23 issue of Time magazine, happiness is a “cocktail” of…
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Read more: How dare they?Vice President Harris says we must fight for a woman’s right to control her body. She spoke on January 22, 2023—the 50th anniversary of the…
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Read more: Let your actions speakBeto O’Rourke is now teaching a class at the University of Chicago and writing email messages to people like me. Beto’s advice: “Keep the faith,…
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Read more: Speak up–and do somethingI mentioned that one of my New Year’s resolutions is to speak up. The Rev. Bernice King, Martin Luther King’s youngest daughter, reminds me that…