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Ursula Le Guin, An Appreciation By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post Writer Ursula Le Guin died on January 22, 2018; she was 88. She believed that the imagination is "the single most useful tool humankind possesses." She certainly proved that to be true, turning the …
My Feet By Frederic Brussat Blog Post "There are so many things that can provide us with peace. Next time you take a shower or a bath, I suggest you hold your big toes in mindfulness. We pay attention to everything except our toes. When…
The Mysterious Spiritual Connections Between Animals and Their Human Companions By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post The bonds between companion animals and their humans is a spiritual matter than involves love and deep connections. We thought of this again when we read the incredible account of a four-year-old to…
Empathy and Reading By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Since 2008, Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin of the School of Life in London have been suggesting books to clients to alleviate various conditions. They wrote about this service, which they call bib…
Da Nose Knows By Frederic Brussat Blog Post The comedian Jimmy Durante had a large nose and used to make jokes about it. "Da nose knows," he said and I believed it. We ramble through the world smelling things and being attracted or repelled b…
How Wonder Works By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Wonder is one of our favorite practices in the Alphabet of Spiritual Literacy. It begins in the senses, comes alive in the imagination, and flourishes in adoration of the Divine. Wonder directs us t…
Repurposing Fiction in Business School By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post In 1990, we read and reviewed The Call of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination by Robert Coles, a professor of psychiatry and medical humanities at Harvard, who had pioneered a new class at H…
An Elder Hero for the Ages By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Writer Milan Kundera is convinced that the modern era — and with it, the novel — began with The Adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, which was published in 1605. It revolves around …
New Love: A Short Shelf Life By Frederic Brussat Blog Post 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 …
Feeling Short on Time? Try Something Awe-Inspiring By Frederic Brussat Blog Post According to an article by Stacy Kennelly published on the Yes Magazine website, a new study shows that experiences of awe ("the feeling we get when we come across something so strikingly vast in nu…

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