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The Bully In My Brain

May 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Tommy Housworth

I confess. I am the world’s biggest bully, but only toward one person. That person is, unfortunately, myself. It’s often said that we would never talk to others the way we talk to ourselves, and that is certainly the case for me.

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Loss As Prophet

Apr 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Michael M. Burke

That grace our souls With the renaissance of smell

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The Changing Face of Fun

Mar 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Tara Ochs

Earlier this year, I was invited to an out-of-town weekend social event. My bestie from college was turning 50, so there was no chance of turning down the invite.

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Self-Love Is a Game-Changer

Feb 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Trish Ahjel Roberts

I was an early reader in a two-parent home with a live-in grandmother, two big sisters and a succession of pets. We had dogs, cats, birds, fish, hamsters and turtles.

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Tell Me About Mom

Jan 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Tommy Housworth

He seemed surprised, even stunned, but he’d wrestled with his grief enough by then to maintain composure as he unfolded a story about their early days of marriage, their first house and what being a newlywed was like in the era of Harry S. Truman and Frank Sinatra.

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The Best Choice on the Menu

Dec 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Rev. Jenn Sacks

In my younger days, when I still worked in catering, Christmastime could be a grind. Daily work schedules were filled with arduous hours.

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The Transformative Power of Gratitude

Nov 01, 2024 06:00AM

My mother was a homemaker, so every day when I came home from school, my mom and Mamma were there to greet me. Mom embroidered our initials on bath towels, sewed our clothes and created intricate needlepoints to grace the walls of our home.

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Asking for Help

Oct 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Tara Ochs

I’m the oldest child of a Navy pilot and an elementary school teacher. I grew up in the South, loved church, made straight A’s, and never got in trouble.

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On the Wings of My Larger Life

Sep 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Rev. Jenn Sacks

Midway into my sophomore year at American University, I felt at loose ends. I was uncertain about majoring in communications or loving my boyfriend.

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I Am a Spark

Aug 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Dena Martin

In my late 30s, I realized I wasn’t happy, and the cycle of needing others to help me feel worthy wasn’t getting me anywhere. I started meditating with the intention of getting clarity on my next steps to improve my life.

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My Year of Haiku

Jul 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Tommy Housworth

In December 2022, I stumbled across a tiny book small enough to fit into my back pocket, yet it opened my eyes to something bigger than I’d imagined. Little did I know that a collection of three-line poems would help me appreciate so many layers of my life.

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“No, But…” Musings on Saying Yes and Improv

Jun 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Tara Ochs

These days, when I say “Yes, and” in an improv class, everyone nods—even beginners. It’s become a phrase co-opted by entrepreneurs and therapists; it is reflected in design theory and on coffee mugs.

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