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What I Plan to Keep from 2020

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2020 has been a challenging year for reasons I don’t need to rehash. Instead, I’ll focus on the positive things gained over the year, the things I’d like to keep with me beyond 2020.

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Challenges, Commentary, Inspiration

Sitting with Discomfort

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It is exactly in times like this–pandemic, political turmoil, racial tensions–that we need to learn how to sit with our feelings of discomfort.

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Challenges, Commentary

Speaking Truth to Oprah’s Power

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I wrote this letter nearly 4 years ago, and never received a response. It is my plea to Oprah to address the fact that a man she promoted, James Ray, […]

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Commentary, My Story

Chris Hadfield: Celestial Perspective

October 13, 2015by Jean Brown Leave a comment

Chris Hadfield is a Canadian treasure–an astronaut and real Renaissance man. Hadfield is well-loved here in Canada, the first Canadian to walk in space and command the International Space Station. […]

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White Walls

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We’re currently in the process of preparing the baby’s room for his or her arrival in October. As we’ve been planning and readying the space, I find I’m drawn to the […]

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Commentary, Parenthood

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