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The Flawed Practice of Us and Them

It’s surprisingly effortless to make false assumptions — I grew up thinking that Michigan was a no-good, very bad place. Football fever is strong in Ohio, and the Ohio State/Michigan rivalry is intense. OSU football games are epic, and being in the stadium is an experience. If you’ve never seen script Ohio, it’s a sight to behold. Ohio…

Self

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The Flawed Practice of Us and Them
The Flawed Practice of Us and Them
Self

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Better Humans

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Dignity Is the Key to Solving Problems

Defuse volatile situations and improve relationships by honoring dignity — Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. — Maya Angelou Some people are easy to hate. Their words and actions are cruel, heartbreaking, and unthinkable. Even when hate feels justified and right, it often comes with anger, stress, and anxiety…

Life

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Dignity Is the Key to Solving Problems
Dignity Is the Key to Solving Problems
Life

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Better Humans

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When People You Care About Say Repulsive Things

Next steps for where to put your time and energy — It’s hard to know how to handle it when someone you care about says something repulsive. In our current political climate, it happens all the time. Families and friendships fracture. So far, I’ve refused to lose people over politics. I have several strong relationships with people who have very different…

Life

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When People You Care About Say Repulsive Things
When People You Care About Say Repulsive Things
Life

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Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

She could‘ve really benefitted from my hard-earned wisdom. — I knew a lot when I was young, so I probably wouldn’t have listened. But these things would have made a world of difference if I’d figured them out early in life. Expand your world Visit new places, and read good books. Seek out classics, biographies, and captivating adventures. Learn about different places…

Life Lessons

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Things I’d Tell My Younger Self
Things I’d Tell My Younger Self
Life Lessons

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The Shortform

·Jan 4

How to Bring Out the Best in People

The past few years have been a handful. Most people are a little worse for wear. But in any situation, you can bring out a person’s best. It works for people you love, respect, and agree with, people you don’t, and everyone in between. Treat them with dignity. Acknowledge their…

Life

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How to Bring Out the Best in People
How to Bring Out the Best in People
Life

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·Dec 31, 2022

Loved Ones Lost

Sending love to grieving hearts — Grief shifts and transforms. It rises and falls, but it doesn’t end. Last week was the second anniversary of my dad’s death. I felt the heaviness and remembered the acute pain of his final week and the night that he died. …

Grief

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Loved Ones Lost
Loved Ones Lost
Grief

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Dec 31, 2022

Calling BS on Happy and Perfect

A meditation series for real life — In Glennon Doyle’s bestseller Untamed, she tells the story of one of her first Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. She gathered up the courage to speak and told them that she’d been sober for six days. She felt awful. She yearned to exist without it being so hard. Afterward, a wise woman…

Mental Health

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Calling BS on Happy and Perfect
Calling BS on Happy and Perfect
Mental Health

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Dec 30, 2022

Loathing and Longing Will Lead You to What Matters Most

Journaling prompts for uncovering your core values — Do you choose a word for the upcoming year? Two years ago, I chose focus because 2021 was a scattered mess. Last year, I chose four words: health, relationships, contribution, and adventure. 2022 was a year of recovery. I have no idea what’s in store for 2023. But if I…

Values

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Loathing and Longing Will Lead You to What Matters Most
Loathing and Longing Will Lead You to What Matters Most
Values

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Nov 15, 2022

4 Tips for Bridging Political Divides

Polarization, dehumanization, demonization, and . . . belonging? — Geoffrey L. Cohen is a psychology professor at Stanford University. His research focuses on addressing complex social problems by developing interventions that facilitate a sense of belonging and self-worth. …

Politics

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4 Tips for Bridging Political Divides
4 Tips for Bridging Political Divides
Politics

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Nov 12, 2022

The Dead Dads Club and the Dignity of Discomfort

Sitting with grief is a gift. — In 2007, George O’Malley put losing his father into words. I saw this episode of Grey’s Anatomy 13 years before I lost my own father, but it made an impression. In December 2020, I joined the club, and George’s words were right there waiting for me. “I don’t know how…

Life

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The Dead Dads Club and the Dignity of Discomfort
The Dead Dads Club and the Dignity of Discomfort
Life

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Jen Wilking

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