Betty White Wasn’t Too Nice. She Was Just Nice Enough.
It felt sadly symbolic that a year largely defined by its unpleasant moments ended with the death of Betty White, the Nicest Woman In America.When she died Friday at the age of 99 and 347/365ths, Betty White remained what we telescope our mother or grandmother or favorite aunt to have been — a perpetually nice person, always upbeat, never a harsh word about anybody or anything. Without suggesting any negative inside information about Ms. White, that probably underestimates her. It makes her s...
Betty White Wasn’t Too Nice. She Was Just Nice Enough.
It felt sadly symbolic that a year largely defined by its unpleasant moments ended with the death of Betty White, the Nicest Woman In America.When she died Friday at the age of 99 and 347/365ths, Betty White remained what we telescope our mother or grandmother or favorite aunt to have been — a perpetually nice person, always upbeat, never a harsh word about anybody or anything. Without suggesting any negative inside information about Ms. White, that probably underestimates her. It makes her s...
In Praise of New Year’s Resolutions - Forge
Why they work https://ericweiner.medium.com/?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Eric Weiner https://forge.medium.com/in-praise-of-new-years-resolutions-125086b70ca?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Dec 29, 2021·4 min readPhoto by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash In recent years, a grim narrative about New Year’s resolutions has gelled: they don’t work. Not only are they doomed to fail, we’re told, but they can actually prove counter...
In Praise of New Year’s Resolutions - Forge
Why they work https://ericweiner.medium.com/?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Eric Weiner https://forge.medium.com/in-praise-of-new-years-resolutions-125086b70ca?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Dec 29, 2021·4 min readPhoto by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash In recent years, a grim narrative about New Year’s resolutions has gelled: they don’t work. Not only are they doomed to fail, we’re told, but they can actually prove counter...
The Very First Sermon Christ Gave Taught Us About The Jubilee
Photo by Raghavendra V. Konkathi on UnsplashApparently, debt cancellation isn’t the most popular topic in Christianity. https://scottcdunn.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- ScottCDunn https://scottcdunn.medium.com/the-very-first-sermon-christ-gave-taught-us-about-the-jubilee-c9c4f95b8ab3?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- Dec 25, 2021·5 min read It’s early Christmas morning as I write this. I just could not sleep...
The Very First Sermon Christ Gave Taught Us About The Jubilee
Photo by Raghavendra V. Konkathi on UnsplashApparently, debt cancellation isn’t the most popular topic in Christianity. https://scottcdunn.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- ScottCDunn https://scottcdunn.medium.com/the-very-first-sermon-christ-gave-taught-us-about-the-jubilee-c9c4f95b8ab3?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- Dec 25, 2021·5 min read It’s early Christmas morning as I write this. I just could not sleep...
The Most Melancholy Time of the Year - Underestimate Me - Medium
Sometimes the celebration is beyond our capacity Jessie Waddell Dec 27, 2021 · 5 min readImage by Nickola_Che on Shutterstock As I write this article, it’s noon on Monday 27th of December. It’s the eve of my 31st birthday, and I’m exhausted, but my brain won’t stop running miles. I feel grateful this year because I have this outlet. When my brain gets too busy, I can write, process and make sense of the chaos. Before I started writing, it was…
The Most Melancholy Time of the Year - Underestimate Me - Medium
Sometimes the celebration is beyond our capacity Jessie Waddell Dec 27, 2021 · 5 min readImage by Nickola_Che on Shutterstock As I write this article, it’s noon on Monday 27th of December. It’s the eve of my 31st birthday, and I’m exhausted, but my brain won’t stop running miles. I feel grateful this year because I have this outlet. When my brain gets too busy, I can write, process and make sense of the chaos. Before I started writing, it was…
My Statement on the Passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
https://barackobama.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- Barack Obama https://barackobama.medium.com/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-archbishop-desmond-tutu-c54927e7c7cc?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- ·Dec 26, 2021Photo by Pete Souza Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others. A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and jus...
My Statement on the Passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
https://barackobama.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- Barack Obama https://barackobama.medium.com/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-archbishop-desmond-tutu-c54927e7c7cc?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- ·Dec 26, 2021Photo by Pete Souza Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others. A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and jus...
