“For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?” Bell Hooks. Bell Hooks is a pioneering feminist scholar who
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Often when we think of the holiday season we think of family. But what is family, really? Is it always the people to whom we are related by birth? Is it the people we grew up with? Or is family really an idea that sometimes lives up
Read more →Anaïs Nin said, “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” Nin says friendships elicit joy, companionship, and growth, and enrich our entire experience of the world.
Read more →Rather than devote an entire section of the magazine to Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, I decided to intersperse the articles to make them harder to bypass. After all, breast cancer continues to touch so many lives. One startling statistic is that 1 in 8 women
Read more →Things are changing rapidly. With the Pfizer vaccine now fully approved by the FDA for individuals 16 and older, people wonder might wonder if their 12-year-olds can get the vaccine. They can! With so many questions about vaccines, boosters, mandates, and school protocols, we’ve tried to provide
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This summer promised to bring renewed hope and freedom from the fear we experienced last summer. Getting the mRNA vaccines made me feel liberated. Finally, I could dine at my favorite restaurants, and see my friends and family. No longer did I feel that the insidious virus
Read more →While thinking about how my daily life choices impact my overall health and joyfulness, I came across the website lifehacks.org and found some great suggestions I thought I’d pass along. Decide what’s important to you. Whether it’s caring for your children, working on your career, volunteering, or
Read more →June’s theme is hope. Finally, after 15 months of living in fear of COVID-19, and the deaths of nearly 600,000 US citizens, we are turning the corner. With fewer cases and hospitalizations, we are enjoying fewer restrictions and welcoming a new sense of freedom. Still, with about
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The path to becoming a mom is different for everyone. Some moms plan their pregnancies, some become pregnant unexpectedly, some are young, and some are older. Some become moms through adoption, some raise a child on their own, and some have the support of a loving and
Read more →As spring unfolds so does everyone’s hope for a less restrictive lifestyle, to be able to gather more freely with friends and loved ones, and where most of us are vaccinated. While some people are holding out, fearful of the vaccine, others can’t wait to get to
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