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Emil und die Detektive

In an attempt to make my Christmas break as productive as possible, I made a giant to-do list (that has now reached a length of 35 tasks, hardy har har). Included among the many goals were reading several books and maintaining my German reading and speaking skills. I decided to accomplish both of these goals by reading […]

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“the Lane”

“I’m going for a walk,” I say
no one bothers to ask where
it’s quite obvious
the only place I’d go
down “the lane”

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In   the Darkness Before the Dawn  

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A Practice in Meditation

I went to the Art Institute in Chicago recently. When I was younger I hated museums–especially art museums. I was very vocal about my dislike for art, especially anything old and archaic. I’ve developed more appreciation for art now, although my attention spans at museums still isn’t very long. I had read that the average […]

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inspiration

Madeleine L’Engle said that inspiration usually comes during work, not before it. And if it’s one thing I have been learning, it’s that sometimes you just have to show up for life even when you don’t feel ready, excited, or inspired. And so I’m showing up now, to my lovely little blog, to write something […]