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Philosophical Wisdom
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of the great soul is the whole world.
— Democritus, Greek philosopher
Christian Wisdom
God created order out of d…
The Pandemic as Portal
I often return in moments of questioning to a quote from Arundhati Roy: "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." Roy is an Indian novelist, …
Discontented Baby Boomers
In an article in The New York Times, Marilyn Suzanne Miller (an original writer for Saturday Night Live and author of How to Be a Middle-Age Babe) outlines the ennui and discontentment of the Baby B…
Can You Ever Truly Know Who You Are?
By Mac Fabens
Artwork by: Kael Banks, age 18
I have a strong dislike for the phrase “know who you are,” both because it is used so often and because I think it has a completely different me…
The Story of Life and Death
By Fatima Kazim
Everyone’s life is a story
New Love: A Short Shelf Life
In this eye-opening article in The New York Times, Sonya Lyubomirsky reveals some shocking details and insights into marriage. American and European researchers found that the joys and pleasures of …
Death of Novelist Robert Stone
In his brilliant and troubling 1981 novel A Flag For Sunrise, Robert Stone wrote: "It's the worst thing in the world when people turn you around because you're something else than them." We can reme…
Wisdom on Racism
African-American Wisdom
When you talk about hope, you have to be a long distance runner.
— Cornel West in Hope on a Tightrope
"You must lay your lives on the altar of social change so that…
Where Growth Comes From
Literary Wisdom
Variety is the pledge that matter makes to living things.
— Diane Ackerman in Deep Play
What Kind of Activist Are You?
Last summer when Black Lives Matter marches were taking place all over the country, the residents of our retirement community were upset. Most of them had been marching for good causes all their liv…