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“We must learn to hold the tension between the reality of the moment and the possibility that something better might emerge.”

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Kate Stover

Sometimes, it looks like we have two choices: up or down, agree or disagree, fight or flight.  There is a third way, though, Parker Palmer reminds us. Instead of trying to resolve every tension quickly, consider “allowing opposing ideas to … Continue reading →

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“The menu, like love, was full of delicate, gruesome things — cheeks, tongues, thymus glands.”

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Kate Stover

No writer can make me laugh harder but wince longer than Lorrie Moore. Here is a sample of her humor: “Mike’s friends, however, tended to be tense, intellectually earnest Protestants who drove new, metallic-hued cars and who within five minutes of … Continue reading →

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