Three Magical Graduation Speeches I’ve always been a sucker for inspiring graduation speeches. I look forward to taking away a memorable morsel from a speaker, even from a school I’ve never attended! Here are three that I found especially impactful. Perhaps you will too. Ken Burns at Brandeis University: May 2024 Ken Burns in an […]

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The Restorative Melody of Nature Reading in bed before I turn out the light is one of my favorite simple pleasures. Last month, I was looking for a more meditative read and chose “The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year” by one of my favorite essayists, Margaret Renkl. This compilation of 49 essays is a […]

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Quote of the Month You become who you really are when you start allowing the brightest parts of you to shine without apology, when you begin to realize that there is no substitute for your own love finally flowing through your own life. ~Brianna West I heard Miley Cyrus’ Grammy winning song “Flowers” and couldn’t […]

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Don’t Lose Sight of the Forest Through The Trees In the hustle and bustle of every day, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters to us. Our core values, the guiding principles that shape our decisions and actions, often get buried beneath the demands of work, relationships, and other obligations. Between graduations, weddings, […]

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Quote of the Month “The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” ~Kakuzo Okakura Resisting change is natural; we take comfort in the familiar even when we see the need for something new. It’s important to remind ourselves that change creates opportunities to use and reveal our strengths while opening to possibilities […]

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