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Seeking Connection: ‘Tis the season to be overwhelmed
The Dance Fever of 1518 was a month-long plague of inexplicable dance mania in Strasbourg. Hundreds of people ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Keeping faith in humanity
Last week, an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 people and injured six more in a Pittsburgh synagogue. Days later, ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Boosting gratitude increases happiness
Last week, I completely lost my hearing. Oddly shaped Eustachian tubes and seasonal allergies created a perfect storm ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Shift from reaction to mindful response
Between stimulus and response, there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: How much does the soul weigh?
The best date my husband ever took me on involved a bunch of dead bodies. When he was ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Big Bang vs. Big Guy
“But you cannot prove God exists!” he insisted emphatically. Indeed I cannot. I was having a spirited and ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Falling in love with fall
By Erin Smith Hades, the god of the underworld, fell in love with the beautiful Persephone and kidnapped ... Read more
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Seeking Connection:When magic re-entered my realm
By Erin Smith In 1997, feeling a bit lost and unsure of my place in the world, I ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Boredom or lack of curiosity?
“Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?” ~Friedrich Nietzsche It’s the time ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Life is like a crossword puzzle
By Erin Smith “Good crosswords connect to everything in life.” — Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor ... Read more