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We’ve all been there. That day where everything is just off. The world looks sad, everything seems to be falling apart, and on top of it all, something that normally isn’t a big deal happens, but on this day it’s the cherry on your sad sundae. I was there last week. Bad news layered with…
Seven years ago from yesterday, 17.1 inches of snow fell in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the largest snowfall for the Twin Cities since the 1991 Halloween Blizzard. Not only is this the largest snowstorm on record for December for the Twin Cities, but this storm is the fifth largest snowfall in a single storm to hit the…
Wednesday afternoon, I packed a suitcase full of pajamas and blankets and headed to Dhamma Visuddhi meditation center in Menomonie, Wisconsin. When I arrived, I turned in my cell phone, was assigned a lower bunk bed, and after a light meal with about 10 other women, took a vow of noble silence that would last…