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Last night, a Ph.D. student in neuroscience alerts me to a  study that looks at what happens when people put their feelings into words. I’m

The weather report uses bitterly cold to describe tomorrow’s weather. Bitterly! Bitterly! The word use dates back to the 1800’s when, instead of describing a

Today I learn that, although it’s technically 20 degrees outside, the RealFeel temperature is 5 degrees. The RealFeel temperature represents all the factors that influence

The snow falls again.It’s bitter cold, unrelenting.The wind rises up and pushes youwhere you had no intention of going. The persistence of it astonishes me.It

In Psalm 119: 33-37, a priest begs God to do four things: “Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees;then I will keep them to

I tried on a dress I’d never wear otherwise, and I bought it today. I felt like I was reinventing myself. All the way home,

A wise, older mother taught me the importance of being a “predictably cheerful” mom. I thought that was crazy at the time. Predictably cheerful? First

This morning I read Psalm 107, and I remember. I remember what it was like to battle depression all those years. I remember the doctors,

Today I recall a thought from over four years ago that I’m so thankful I wrote down. It’s about finding beauty in anything.  I think

When asked about the available means of persuasion in society today, college students talk more about YouTube, twitter, and photo-sharing (Instagram and Snapchat) more than