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Seeking Connection: Cultivating a growth mindset to break barriers

I love the Newport Aquarium, and I go a few times a year. I am calmed by the jellyfish, ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: Looking at your world as a canvas

“Mere color can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” — Oscar Wilde As children, my ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: ‘You needn’t close your eyes to pray’

There were once two fathers, one rich and one destitute. The wealthy man took his son to the ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: Learning to love my body

Last week, I told the story of how I learned to hate my body. If you missed it, ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: Learning to hate my body

I was sitting in freshman math class when I learned to hate my thighs. As a child, I thought ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: Follow your curiosities, find your flow

I accompanied Izzie last week to freshman orientation at the high school. It was an opportunity for the eighth-graders ... Read more

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Just shake off the dirt and step up

An old mule fell into a well. Panicked, the mule started braying loudly. The farmer heard the poor ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: ‘Bugs’ make life more interesting

The first night I spent in my house was Dec. 31, 1999. David and I had spent more ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: There is grace in aging

I got stuck in a turtleneck last year and almost died. As I attempted to pull my favorite wool-cashmere ... Read more

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Seeking Connection: A tribute to a special hero

The Summer Day Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the ... Read more