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Dialogue
How a Failed Dance Class Taught Me the True Meaning of Belonging
Is belonging merely about presence? No, it requires active participation and meaningful connections.
Is belonging merely about presence? No, it requires active participation and meaningful connections.
Does modern life suffer from a widespread lack of passion and wonder? And if so, what can we do about it?
Five books that contain sentences and paragraphs and pages full of unique ideas that move our minds, touch our hearts, and fill our souls with light.
Depression is real and often excruciating. Let’s not make it worse by persuading people it is invariably life-long and based on permanent, intrinsic deficiency.
Ideas have consequences—big ones, personal ones. Patrick Deneen’s book Why Liberalism Failed laments the modern view of freedom, but what’s the alternative?