The Declaration of Independence is a pro-immigrant document. Among the complaints against the royal monarchy: “He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.” As we…
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Hardness of heart is an abomination to the cultivation of soul.
We are moving house soon. In the midst of packing and envisioned arrangements, the privilege of such preoccupations takes my breath away. Often, the mundane attending to everyday tasks of family life will unexpectedly elicit a sweeping sense of heartbreak when consciousness seizes upon the fact and fates of the many families and children in…
Though technically distant, a perceived threat does affect the most internalized contents of the psyche.
Among the many fine things about growing older, I particularly enjoy the increasingly lengthy list of matters one realizes are of no matter. An early addition to this list: I no longer find it necessary to denigrate or defend my liking for astrology. Indeed, I find it to be a helpful system for cultivating psychological…
Insight/Outfit of the Day 