Loving Shakespeare
The true magic of Shakespeare lies in the chance he gives us to create a world and a moment of play with him. Here's a step-by-step guide to learning to love the Bard.
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Falling in Love with Picnics
Two years ago, I fell in love with picnics and a British boy. On the cliffs above the sea in Scarborough, his hometown, we spread out a blanket and some of the pickings we had grabbed at the local market. The sea breeze was cool and we both had jackets, a typical English summer. We looked from the headlands back over to the castle ruins across the bay
Finding Things that Last: A Knight's Perspective on Life
If you were going to die tomorrow, what would you say to those you love? How would you spend your last day of life?
I admit, I’ve always been a little bit dismissive of these questions because they often lead to this follow up statement: So, live every day as if it was your last.
Well, I thought, that’s a little silly. If I spent all day, every day as if it was my last day on earth, then I wouldn’t work, I wouldn’t set long-term goals, and I wouldn’t really progress. It’s not practical to live that way.
