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A helpful word can be a salve, but it's not always what we need. Parker Palmer on the power of quiet, unobtrusive presence to heal in troubled times.
The Gift of Presence, The Perils of Advice
"The human soul doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed — to be seen, heard and companioned exactly as it is." - Parker Palmer
If You Want to Say Thank You, Don't Say Sorry - And 6 Other Examples of Beautiful Communication
Appreciate others for what they have done, don't apologise for simply existing.
People Who Use Wheelchairs Don’t Actually Want to Kill Themselves
People Who Use Wheelchairs Don’t Actually Want to Kill Themselves — Medium
Milk and Honey — Art House America
To be human is to be hungry, to crave milk and honey, to be brought to a banqueting table bannered with love. I’m pulling my chair up to that table, that midnight feast, that last supper, that hospital dumpling delivery, that promise of milk and honey and the ability to enjoy it.
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The Hospitality of Marriage - When I hang his shirts next to mine in the closet, there are surf brands, the same ones he wore when he had hair bleached white by the sun and waves. When his skin was tan and his mouth tasted like wintergreeen gum and saltwater. When I spread my beach towel with my arms wide and the tradewinds swoo
For Her Archives - Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture
What living with my single friend has taught me (and my family) about friendship and unexpected blessings.
The ‘perfect body’ is a lie. I believed it for a long time and let it shrink my life
As a child, Lindy West was told she was ‘off the charts’. In this exclusive extract from her new book, Shrill, she explains how society’s fixation on thinness warps women’s lives – and why she would rather be ‘fat’ than ‘big’
Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Considers Her Sister a “Firm Cushion” at Her Back
Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Considers Her Sister a “Firm Cushion” at Her Back
The Gift of Presence, The Perils of Advice
A helpful word can be a salve, but it's not always what we need. Parker Palmer on the power of quiet, unobtrusive presence to heal in troubled times.
Rachel Naomi Remen — Listening Generously -
Rachel Naomi Remen — Listening Generously | On Being "Real stories take time."
Size Up - Addie Zierman
Today I had to buy bigger jeans. I’ve been putting it off for a while, but at a certain point, you have to look in the rearview mirror of the minivan and have a heart-to-heart with yourself about t...