Tag: reflection
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First Star I See Tonight
Content warning for discussion of animal death. A few days after I was born, a white kitten with bright blue eyes showed up at my grandmother’s doorstep. The kitten couldn’t have been more than a few days old. My grandmother suspected that she was a kitten of a stray tortoiseshell cat that she had taken…
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The Cultural Baggage of Good People
We start alone on Valentine’s Day. What thoughts come to your mind? Do you expect a story of depression, loneliness, pining? That’s what I expected, too, as I took a mindful lone walk around my neighborhood, surrounded by decorations and encountering couples. The bright red heart, beating fast, flushing red, an historic symbol, carrying notions…