Tag: Go where the good is
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The Importance of Small
Cast on, bind off—the words a knitter uses when starting and finishing a knitting project. Michelle Obama, in her book The Light We Carry, in one of the chapters tells us of the importance and the peace of being absorbed in the small, and of the satisfaction of doing and completing small tasks. She writes…
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“Go Where the Good Is” and “Learn How to Be Useful”
“Go where the good is” and “Learn how to be useful”: simple phrases that, when enacted upon, have enormous consequences.[note: This is a re-post (with some edits) from a blog page that I once administered. It was originally posted 21 May 2021.] Last night, I told my son Pat that I was proud of him.…
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America doesn’t, and then it does
America doesn’t, and then it does—it’s often our history. As my blog post of 25 July “America Surrenders on Climate Change” (accessible at https://mrmconservation.com/2022/07/25/america-surrenders-on-climate-change/) related, America’s Congress had given up on passing climate legislation . . . but then it put forth big climate legislation. If passed, this legislation will remake America as a clean…
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What is Love?
Last night I was asked by my wife what is love? This is the bedrock definition (and desire) of love that I know of, and that I rely upon—whether I’m in the highs or lows of life. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.…
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