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Thirty Years of Thank You
Q: What do you do if you miss your mother-in-law? A: Reload and try again. That’s one of my favorite mother-in-law jokes, which I tell with impunity here because I actually love my mother-in-law. In...
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How a Community of Drug-Users Saved Us From Violence
(Photo: Courtesy Julie Parr) In the mid-1990s, I worked for Philadelphia’s needle exchange program, Prevention Point. Twenty-plus years later, I cherish the community that the needle exchange created —...
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Why I Give: Angel Investor Susan McPherson on Social Good
(Photo: Courtesy Susan McPherson) Susan McPherson was only 21 when her mother died in a tragic hotel fire. Rather than allowing the grief to define her, Susan has dedicated her life — and funds — to...
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The Super Weird Thing I’m Thankful For
(Graphic: Kat Borosky/TueNight.com) We asked a few of our contributors for the things they’re thankful for — not the obvious things, like family, food, water, health — but those little intrinsic things...
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Why Don’t My White Friends Talk About Race? Here’s What They Told Me
Heather (bottom right) with her three brothers (Photo: Courtesy Heather Barmore) My anger was palpable long before the announcement by the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri. I was already antsy. Wanting...
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Why I Was Ungrateful For Those Gratitude Lists
(Photo: Hans/Pixabay.com) For many years, you could spare me your gratitude lists. I didn’t want any of that manufactured positivity. I didn’t believe in it, couldn’t abide by it. The last thing I...
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The TueDo List: Enjoy Your Leftovers, Shop Small Businesses and Indulge in...
(Photo: Kthread/Flickr) My goal for this weekend is to do as little as possible. And I’m grateful that I have an opportunity to lapse into inertia. Here are a few other things going on this weekend...
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A Prayer for Everyday Things
(Photo credit: Stocksy.com) There’s a secular kind of prayer I make when I fear something in my life is about to be lost. It goes like this: Please, please, please, please. On an everyday basis, that...
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How My Husband’s Cancer Changed Me — For the Better
(Photo: Pippalou/MorgueFile.com) At the start of 2014, I celebrated my half-century birthday. My New England home was packed to the rafters with friends, both old and new, family, music and food. I was...
View ArticleI Wanted to Say Thanks; I Ended Up Saying Sorry
When I decided to mark my 50th birthday year by writing thank-you letters to people who had helped, inspired, and shaped me in my life, the last thing on my mind was forgiveness. But writing those...
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