spirituality
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our 24-hour news cycle is consistently being updated, inundated with the worst. from war crimes abroad to the ending of essential government programs in the U.S.; one can only imagine the news we aren’t receiving. one of the reasons i opted out of joining the news industry, and found myself in philanthropy, is i wanted…
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love & madness,
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welcome to the Age of Aquarius — Pluto officially shifted from the sign of Capricorn to Aquarius in 2024, and will stay fixed until 2043. I started getting into astrology back in 2015, before the rise of astrology apps and zodiac memes. it was my senior year in undergrad, and my course load was well…
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a wise man once told me, “keep going and never look back.” his tone was deep and serious, with pauses punctuating each word. his expression appeared blank, but underneath was something I couldn’t see, only sensed. at the time, I was in the impressionable state of youth, and didn’t take seriously the gravity with which…
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ideally, i like to fast three days a week, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays… fasting is an ancient practice, and has origins that can be traced in nearly all of the major religions, especially those in the far and near east. used in lieu or in tandem with traditional therapeutic means, fasting is meant to cleanse…
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this essay was originally penned in august ‘23. I recently read an online piece which discussed masculinity and femininity, and it prompted me to reflect on personal musings surrounding formations of the feminine and masculine in the early part of my life. As a young girl, I hated my hair. After each beauty shop appointment,…
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Foodways are generally defined as the eating habits and culinary practices of a people, region or historical period. It also refers to the intersection of food in culture, tradition and history. As a discipline, foodways examine the role of food and food-related behavior in cultural groups, and the ways in which food knowledge is transferred…