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Lighten Up: Appreciating Life

dead-birdToday we’re appreciating the life of Nelson Mandela. What a beautiful soul.

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Lighten Up: Existential French Cat

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On Dying and Compassion

Last week many of us were talking about end of life issues after we viewed Brittany Maynard’s heartbreaking video sharing her decision to take her own life in the face of her terminal illness and the prospect of terrible suffering ahead. This inspired a response from another woman, a Christian who is also dying of cancer, imploring Brittany…