Grieving a Stranger

On a recent camping trip, some friends and i engaged in a discussion about the nature of grief. Is is really right or necessary to grieve over the death of a complete stranger? Are we called to experience sorrow for a tragedy that is wholly disconnected from us? Should we not rather save our sympathy [...]

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Life and Liberty

I’ve recently come face to face with a truth that may seem obvious, but which had somehow never occurred to me before: I have absolutely no control over my future.
I have no idea what my life will look like, and I think that might just be because life never stops changing. I may never go [...]

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New PotW

New Poem of the Whenever (as my wonderful friend Melanie so aptly renamed it) is up:
check it out! leave your thoughts!

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