August 2011
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“This is a path of letting go
So there will be room to live
If we hold on to...”
– Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching (A Path and a Practice)
Some Random Things
This summer was the first time I was ever away from home for a long period by myself. As a teenager I had such a difficult time understanding why they were so strict, but over the years that anger has turned into appreciation as I realized how much love and care my parents have for me. My dad yesterday mentioned that whenever I go out at night he stays up and waits to hear the alarm beep as I open...
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“One morning, I was talking to a family of ten. I poured a full glass of water...”
– Brendan Bannon, photojournalist on assignment for Polaris Image, on his recent work at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Photos posted at the Boston Globe’s Big Picture blog. (via doctorswithoutborders)
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The thin line between friendship and more
“Boys and girls can never be best friends”
How many times have we all heard that line? We all have that best friend, that one that is like a brother, the one you grew up with and have seen you grow from the awkward stage of braces and glasses into a different person. They are that one person that you would protect at all cost, the one you have shared so many fond memories with, the...
