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Seven Existential Questions

My friend Ally is great at sharing posts that make us think. A while back, she shared this article about Minnie Driver's podcast, in which she asks each of her guests seven existential questions. The questions were inspired by The Proust Questionnaire. Ally's responses to the seven existential questions can be found here. Here are… Continue reading Seven Existential Questions

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100 Even, Even More Things I Love

It's birthday month, so I thought now would be a good time to share another of these lists. I'll keep writing these posts until my hands can no longer type. I am eternally grateful to whoever came up with this idea. All you need to know is that it wasn't mine. As always, there are… Continue reading 100 Even, Even More Things I Love

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What I Kept | End of March 2023

I will never again publish my What I Kept posts so early in the month because there was so much more that happened in the last 11 days that I wanted to share with all of you. This is what I saved on my phone for the end of March 2023. First day of spring… Continue reading What I Kept | End of March 2023

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What I Kept | March 2023

These are things I kept on my phone in the month of March. Click here to read previous posts. This one is being published earlier in the month than usual. I am concerned that TikTok may be banned, and I want to share all of them before they are removed. Also, my intuition told me to… Continue reading What I Kept | March 2023

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Gratus

The word gratitude comes from the Latin root gratus, meaning “pleasing; welcome; agreeable.” Gratus is also the root of related terms such as grace, gratuity and gratis, all signifying positive moods, actions and ideas. This is because of its Proto-Indo-European root, gwere, meaning “to praise, to celebrate; to be in contact with the Divine.” In other words, being grateful is equivalent to feeling the presence… Continue reading Gratus

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My Favorite TikToks of 2022

TikTok is my favorite app. Here are some of my favorites from last year. https://www.tiktok.com/@thenovemberdiaries/video/7084786879068949802?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 https://www.tiktok.com/@kaiabellylaughs/video/7079569257566080302?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=kaiabellylaughs&t=1672951801300 https://www.tiktok.com/@fuck.it.go.explore/video/7093338329172675845?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=fuck%20it%20go%20explore&t=1672951898766 https://www.tiktok.com/@akcrucial/video/7097368039120817450?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=akcrucial&t=1672951984881 https://www.tiktok.com/@johnnybananas_/video/7098073872519433478?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 https://www.tiktok.com/@cherami_farms/video/7141835353903615275?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=cherami%20farms&t=1672952814856 https://www.tiktok.com/@ramdassofficial/video/7144852720732818734?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=ramdassofficial&t=1672952867830 https://www.tiktok.com/@feralpussycat/video/7149562452617776427?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7149562452617776427&q=feralpuss&t=1672952934316 https://www.tiktok.com/@pallis96/video/7177496272927083781?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=pallis%2096&t=1672953066493 What were your favorites? My most recent podcast can be found here: https://anchor.fm/agracefulllife/episodes/Rants--Rita--and-Realities-e1t4jht