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Morning Glory
Being Real (Part 3): Earned Wisdom for My Five-Years-Ago-Self
Being Real (Part 2): Bridging the Gap Between Our Inner and Outer Lives
Cradle in the Corner
Being Real (Part 1): Learning to Swim By Swimming
When I turned 30, I decided that I wanted to complete a triathlon. One problem: I did not know how to swim. I wasn’t scared of the water and I could stay afloat, but the most fruitful results of my childhood swim lessons were a goofy-looking breast stroke that didn’t involve putting my head under the water and a “little bird, big bird, fly.” The latter was basically laying on my back, flapping my arms, and propelling myself (slowly) through the water. These were not the ways of a triathlete.
The Hospitable Lathe
Becoming Real: Questions that Move Us Toward Our Best Selves
Reflections on Food as a Tangible Form of Love
I want to feed people the way she did because eating is, as our fall guest speaker Norman Wirzba writes, “a profoundly spiritual act.” What we eat and how we eat—both individually and collectively—reflect our gratitude, our stewardship, our generosity, our joy, and our love.