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Weekly Top Posts: 2024-12-15
2024-12-15 05:00 UTC

  1. The Gordian Knot
  2. Decorating the Christmas Tree with Little Elves
  3. Leaning into It
  4. The Lego King and His Admirer
  5. The Flower Child

Sacredness of Christmas
2024-12-15 02:00 UTC by Corey

Life’s currents

moving through stone

guiding us back home.

Candlestick

There are moments in an ordinary day that enter the heart, changing us with each beat.

There are moments that we cannot explain; we only feel.

There are moments when everything becomes crystal clear and dissolves into a mystery in the next breath.

French la Vie

There are moments...

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What Color is Your Wool?
2024-12-14 02:00 UTC by Corey

More than an agricultural method, transhumance is a cultural tradition that reflects the pastoral heritage of the Provencal way of life.

What color is your wool

Walking in the countryside, up the road to Saint Baume, I heard them before I saw them. They came with their bells ringing, taking over the entire route, leaving me little choice but to stand still and admire...

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To Procrastinate or Not?
2024-12-13 02:00 UTC by Corey

Waiting until the last minute has been my style for getting things done. 

“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” –Rabindranath Tagore.

Procrastinating is not waiting until the last minute. Instead, it means calculating what must be done and how much time I need....

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The Christmas Story of Love is Needed
2024-12-12 02:00 UTC by Corey

Where is the love? With such conversations about not accepting refugees and the horrific events that have caused many of us to question humanity, I have been tangled, thinking about how I can help and how I can change the wave of negativity, anger, hatred…, and terror.

How can I make a difference? Can I make a difference?

The echoes of...

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The Lego King and His Admirer
2024-12-11 02:00 UTC by Corey


Legos are colorful, interlocking plastic bricks that inspire creativity and imagination, allowing builders to create endless designs and structures. Since 1949.

Sacha is here for the holidays, and we’re considering hiding his passport. It’s a serious conversation among Yann, Chelsea, and me, but Sacha thinks we’re joking.

The other...

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Decorating the Christmas Tree with Little Elves
2024-12-10 02:00 UTC by Corey

“Waiting throughout the year
For Christmas morning to be here
And counting how many days…” Lyrics by Raffi

Thirty-two years ago, when we lived in Paris, I went on a hunt for a Christmas tree— which was trying to find a needle in a haystack. After much searching, I finally found one and dragged it home because I couldn’t...

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