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I listen to a lot of Beethoven

by Edward Atkinson on July 10, 2008

If you’ve lived to the ‘age of reason’ as some call it (and if you’re visiting our blog, then that is a likely possibility) then you know that life is not all cookies and cream.
Life is a balance not of two things, but of everything. And that includes the stubbed toes, discovering a new band, […]

Thinking Late at Night

by Lindsey Anderson on July 9, 2008

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.- Psalm 31:24
What do you put you hope in?

Saturdays are for enjoyment

by Jacqueline on July 7, 2008

I had a whole Saturday afternoon to myself this past weekend. I took  a stroll down to Barnes & Noble and spent the afternoon sipping coffee and words.  While there, I was just getting comfortable into noticing only the voices of the books, not necessarily the voices of people in the store.
Eventually, I settled into […]

Normalcy in reality

by Jacqueline on July 2, 2008

Somewhere along the way, we figured out that normal is just a setting on the dryer. –Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird
Is there a single event in your life where you can say you asked “What does normal even mean?” or finally accepted something about yourself because you realized that normal isn’t really […]

Sometimes the truth is
Not what you want it to be.
Is it ever what you expected?
No, probably not.
Are you okay with that?
Are we meant to create truth or
Are we meant to find it?

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