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Each year at the doctor's office, we go through the same routine: sitting in the usual chair, answering familiar questions, and getting our blood drawn. The list of screenings is so routine that we barely notice what's on it, or what's left out...
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About a year ago, I was at one of my favorite bookstores. I was just wandering, you know how it goes. Running around picking up books, reading a few lines, putting them back. That is how I found a novel called Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. I held it for a minut…
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Getting older isn't the problem. Thinking you're supposed to look the same forever is.Sometimes, you glance in the mirror, and something just looks a little different. It's nothing dramatic, maybe a new line, a few extra wrinkles, or the way your face catches the light in a cand…
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Third Places: How Joy and Connection Support Our Well-Being How the spaces we choose beyond home and work quietly shape our lives. My friend and I keep ending up at the same restaurant. We've gone maybe a dozen times. The food is good, but that's not why we go. Between ordering…
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