Tag: Peace
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Lessons From a Hydrangea Covered in Snow
Another storm passed through the previous night, but the morning’s clear sky was a nod of approval to keep my friend’s coffee date. I made my way up the side streets passing by snowy Victorian houses and whimsical mailboxes. Halfway to the coffee shop, I spotted a dead hydrangea draped in snow on someone’s front…
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Beirut 🖤
It’s been a heavy week. No matter how much I tried to distract myself, my heart kept being pulled back to my wounded, aching Lebanon. The morning after the explosion in Beirut, I went for a run to clear my mind, and when I reached the lake, I looked at the blue waves and I…
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Beauty Rises From Ashes: My Hopes for The Black Lives Matter Movement
It’s June, friends. 2020 is halfway done. The start of a new month generally feels refreshing and inspiring to me but lately it feels like we’re stuck in a time capsule of a dark past. Hateful words and behaviour have resurfaced more publicly, and antiquated ideas are bouncing around in what’s supposed to be a…