The Long-term Effects of My Visit to a Monastic Community
Reflections on how my week of intentional community, worship, silence, and going off the grid at Taizé changed me for good.
Category: Personal
5 of My Favorite TED Talks
I have a lot of favorite talks from cool and intelligent researchers, but these five have changed my life.
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Sexual Violence is a Personal, Public, and Political Health Issue. We Need to Believe Survivors.
Believe and support the survivors in your life. Be gentle with yourself if you are a survivor. This is a hard time.
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Advice to My Teenage Self
I am who I am because of my cracks, and yet I am moving on from a simple “well, I learned” response to my past.
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Fighting for the Present in the Middle of the Past and Future
We must integrate the reminders “memento mori” and “memento vivere” in order for us to stay present in “ordinary time.”
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So You Won’t Watch This Controversial Show: Here’s a List of the Good Lessons from the 2nd Season of “13 Reasons Why”
A list of important points came up while watching season 2 of 13 Reasons Why that I believe could spark better conversations than watching the show.
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Letting Go of Shame During Seasons of Feeling Like You Take More than You Give in Relationships
Let yourself be loved, dear ones; real friendships don’t have a scale. Here are some tips about letting go of that fear.
