Oh, the blissful innocence of childhood. Kids come into this world fully armed with perspective, vulnerability, curiosity, joy, humor, and innate wisdom. And it’s these…
It seems nearly impossible these days to login to any of our chosen social media accounts without seeing a bombardment of inspirational quotes across our…
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We reached the moon, and it was barren. The bleak moonscape of rocks and dust is a fitting metaphor for the landscape of separation, whether…
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Leonard Cohen is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter known for his dark, prophetic lyrics, husky voice and dead pan delivery. His early writings were…
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Well, today (the day of this writing) is Jeff Bridge’s birthday! And we love Jeff Bridges. (Really, who doesn’t?) The iconic actor has not only…
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