Category Archives: Religion & Spirit

Religion & Spirit

Five Things You Might Not Know About the Capitol Christmas Tree – National Forest Foundation

Beginning in 1970, the U.S. Forest Service has provided a tree to the U.S. Capitol to celebrate the holiday season. Learn more about this unique and festive tradition.

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5 Ancient Stoic Tactics for Modern Life | The Art of Manliness

Stoicism emerged as a philosophy, a way of life — similar to a religion, really — most famously in ancient Rome somewhere around 50-100 AD (even though it was Greeks who pioneered the thinking). Two millennia later, the philosophy is enjoying a revival of sorts, and it’s not hard to understand why. The primary goal […]

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Dan Rather, An Unlikely Essayist, On ‘What Unites Us’

Equally optimistic and concerned, the longtime television news anchor — now a Facebook phenomenon — has written a book that doesn’t hide his love of country.

Editor’s Note: I’ve followed Dan on Facebook and Twitter over the past year, and he speaks truly, openly, and in defense of an America and American values I believe are core to our nation’s history, traditions, and democracy. Worth a listen to his views, if you get the chance…

Source: Dan Rather, An Unlikely Essayist, On ‘What Unites Us’

Why the coming-of-age narrative is a conformist lie | Aeon Essays

Editor’s Note: Thoughtful essay, ideas to ponder…

How can you go about finding ‘who you really are’ if the whole idea of the one true self is a big fabrication?

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