Look at the World Just After Rain
An insect daintily perched on the leaf of a doppelgänger for a pitcher plant. In the background, the fog sweeps in.
An insect daintily perched on the leaf of a doppelgänger for a pitcher plant. In the background, the fog sweeps in.
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Snow rackets, in my humble opinion, are quite simply the best thing since sliced bread.
Born and raised on a tropical island, I have two left feet when it comes to negotiating icy and snowy terrain.
“Heel, Lin, use your HEEL!!”
I was supposed to push back into the ice with my snow boots to gain some traction […]
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“o you know what his name means?” I asked Amara and Ivana. We had just finished serving breakfast at a temporary shelter for refugees, the “Traglufthalle” in Berlin. Bilal, a Palestinian refugee who is a volunteer at the facility, bustled about, serving us coffee and tea, before finally sitting down himself, weary.
I continued: “It means […]
“With the explosion we began to fall/ Be brave and live.”
~ Keiichi Matsumoto, passenger on the ill-fated Japanese airlines flight 123 which crashed into Mount Osutaka in 1985
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk […]
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Healing is not a linear process. You may revisit a particular issue, say, the fear of intimacy, as you begin a new relationship. Or you may have to learn to set limits with your children if you have always had issues with boundaries.
But the process of moving on cannot be rushed. Getting there will take […]
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With the proliferation of new technologies and social media apps, it seems these days as if our children are almost constantly online, and as parents/guardians we sometimes have a tough time keeping pace. How can we ensure that we are as good parenting online, as we are offline? Use these five tips to educate, empower […]