Finding My Home
Today was the kind of day we dream about all winter long in Seattle. It rose cold and bright, freezing my nose hairs as…
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How To Get What You Want
It’s pretty easy, but somehow it’s also hard to do… In the great outdoors it’s so easy to get swept up in doing what…
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The Void
There is a hole in me. It’s been there since I can remember, right at the center of me–where my lungs meet my stomach….
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Love Letter to America
Dear United States of America, I am unabashedly, devotedly in love with you. And on this day, with all the hearts and flowers surrounding…
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Meditating on Nature
After years of being told that meditation works, I’ve actually tried it now. Unsurprisingly, it does, in fact, work. My meditation places me in the…
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Coming Home
The birds were out today. For the first time in a long time my mind was quiet enough to hear them. The last few…
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To Be Creative, Get Bored
Boredom is the enemy. When I’m bored, I immediately pick up my phone to scroll mindlessly through articles that I don’t care about on…
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Jenise Parris’ Tips for Holiday Health
The holiday season is upon us, which often brings plenty of stress and sickness. To help us (and you) beat the winter sniffles, we…
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Silence
Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust…
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A Week of Magical Thinking
I am a huge believer in magical thinking. Four and a half years ago I moved to Pittsburgh with a completely clean slate. I…
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When Inspiration Falls Flat
I’m a month deep into an advertising class. The clock is ticking, my paper is blank. How can I sell Dick’s Drive In to…
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Changing “Have to” into “Get to”
It was about a year and a half ago when someone told me that they consciously decided to change “I have to…” into “I…
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