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Cosmic Connections

Posted by Colleen Newquist on 25th Sep 2024

Cosmic Connections

Growing up is at the core of so many of my friendships—whether that growing up was as a kid, a college student, a new parent, a young employee launching a career, or as a …

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Share a Cup of Kindness

Posted by Colleen Newquist on 16th Aug 2024

Share a Cup of Kindness

Some years ago, I ran into the mother of my college boyfriend, and she told me that she still had a coffee mug I’d given her 25 years earlier. The cup bore the slogan “Don’ …

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Let It Grow

Posted by Colleen Newquist on 16th May 2024

Let It Grow

I stood on the sidewalk in front of the little brick church down the block and, using a camera with the telephoto lens, snapped photo after photo of young robins nesting o …

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Small Miracles

Posted by Colleen Newquist on 10th Apr 2024

Small Miracles

Sitting in a local diner on a rainy spring day, I dive a fork into my egg, and the golden yolk spreads across my plate. It’s the color of sunshine, a reminder on this chill …

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Being Lucky

Posted by Colleen Newquist on 4th Mar 2024

Being Lucky

As a child, I once found a four-leaf clover. My father told me I had the luck of the Irish, and I believed him. As an adult, something made me think of finding …

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Love is a Practice

Posted by Colleen Newquist on 31st Jan 2024

Love is a Practice

"Love is a practice, not something that just happens to you or that you get from others." -Marci Shimoff, Love For No Reason “Love is a practice…” I jotted dow …

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