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If there were no girls like them in the world, there would be no poetry. -Willa Cather, My Antonia Suzanne Maggio-Hucek has inspired me to focus on women this month, in honor of Women’s History Month. And so, a month of women, some you will know, others you won’t, all women. All 500 words (ish) or less. Let’s go, we’re…
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We were born to unite with our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race. -Cicero As this third year of 37days ends, I’ve spent this last week reading again the comments left on this site in 2007—and visiting the websites of their authors, as well as re-reading the hundreds of emails I’ve received from 37days readers…
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Thanks to everyone for diversity book club suggestions – you are helping to create an amazing list. Keep those suggestions coming… The first book we’re reading for our April meeting is "The Time of Our Singing" by Richard Powers. My philosophy professor from way back in my days at Guilford College recommended it – thanks, Jonathan! Called "one of the…
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In any community, there are diversity issues – the natives vs the newcomers, race issues that pit black against white, gay and straight clashes, classism – and often, we’re not equipped to talk about them. Dialogue that approaches the issues head-on sometimes is too difficult, we avoid it, or we talk "at" rather than "with" those we perceive to be…
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Readers were generous to share their suggestions for our 2007 reading challenge – you can find the list of books suggested by 37days readers here. The challenge has begun! [These lovely and too-well organized to be in my home shelves are indeed, not mine. Instead, they are from the gorgeous home of friends in jemez springs, new mexico…I want to…
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“So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom” -Psalms 90:12 Flinging oneself into a new year is an easier jump if the past is accounted for, the ledger closed. I’ve written some 175,000 words on 37days this year. That’s a lot of periods, semi-colons, subjective cases and semi-annual partially plural separating conjective…
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Patti Digh is the author of six books, including bestsellers Life is a Verb and Creative is a Verb. She travels the world teaching others about mindfulness: to live fully, love well, let go deeply, and make a difference. Patti's comments have appeared on PBS and in The New York Times, Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, the London Financial Times, and many other international publications. She writes a thank you note every morning.
