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All aboard the meal train
They come quietly, like an invisible phalanx of midlife lady love, and drop old grocery bags filled with lovingly spiced green curry and vegetable…
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Sunday 5
It is devastating that we lost Cecile Richards so young.
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'You're more powerful than you think'
I know a lot of us are feeling another wave of grief and anger over the direction this country is going in, at least on the national stage.
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Sunday 5
Women reflect on the toll of the Eaton Fire and the destruction it brought to their community of Altadena, a multicultural haven for generations.
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Raising kids with 'spiritual confidence'
5 questions for writer, podcaster, and ritual innovator Casper ter Kuile
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What season of learning are you in?
Hey all, I’m thinking of LA-area folks with a lot of worry and love these days.
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Sunday 5
Facebook is ending fact-checking.
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Prayer for the new year
Okay, 2025...
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December 2024

End-of-year reflection questions - 2024
A few quick notes before we jump in…
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Sunday 5
My brother turned me on to this mind-bending podcast about non-speakers with autism and telepathy.
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Taking stock of OUR Examined Family
the top posts of the year, eye-opening data on how much we collectively gave etc.
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Sunday 5
I am so deeply touched by so many of you donating to my dad’s day program this week.
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