Category: Life & Perspective
Identity, change, relationships, the absurdities of being human
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What’s the worst travel experience you’ve ever had? Come sit a spell and enjoy a warm beverage while I tell you about two high school trips that still stay with me. I can’t name just one worst travel experience. One trip frightened me with something I witnessed; the other brought news and events that were…
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What’s one piece of travel advice you always follow? Good morning, y’all. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Today’s prompt asks for one piece of travel advice I always follow. Mine is simple: pack patience.That sounds easy enough when you’re making lists at home. Put the patience right alongside the chargers and travel…
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Do you set personal goals for yourself? Good morning from the Miami airport. The ship has sent us ashore, and today’s prompt has me thinking about goals.I do set goals for myself, but I’m not a write-them-down-and-check-them-off kind of girl. How formal I am depends on what I’m working toward. A group project needs more…
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I was scrolling through responses to a WordPress prompt when I read a sentence that stopped me cold: Cartoons aren’t good at nuance. I’m sorry. What? I kept scrolling, but the sentence came with me. I wasn’t interested in arguing with the person who wrote it. People have opinions, and the internet has supplied us…
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Somebody packed Annie up for an estate sale. I do not know what her life looked like before that. I do not know who watered her, where she sat, or whether someone once watched for each new leaf and bloom. I only know that, at some point, she became one more thing in a house…
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What’s something you’ve done that you never thought you could? Good morning from the Atlantic. I have a fresh latte, fresh-squeezed juice, and an almond croissant, with the ocean spread out in front of me. It’s a lovely morning, and a far cry from the beginning of this vacation.I had been planning this trip for…
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I have sampled the Reese’s holiday shapes. Eggs, pumpkins, trees, ghosts, hearts, and assorted other members of the chocolate-and-peanut-butter family. I take research seriously, particularly when it involves chocolate and peanut butter. My finding is clear: the big Easter egg tastes better. I don’t mean the little eggs in the bag. They have their place,…
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If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Good morning from Deck 7 Aft. The sky is glorious, the sea is expansive and the Bloody Mary is delicious. There are so many possibilities that I could tell myself, but at the end of the day there…
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What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of? Good morning from Day 1 of 8 glorious sea days. Coffee is amazing, breakfast was delicious and I have nothing I have to do for the next week. When I think about something I’ve done that younger me would be proud of, I…
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Someone walks into a room carrying frustration. Maybe work has been relentless. Maybe money is tight. Maybe they are worried about someone they love. Maybe they have answered seventeen questions, solved four problems, and discovered that the eighteenth question is already waiting. Then you ask something perfectly reasonable. Their answer comes back sharper than expected.…
