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Sandwich of the future.
I love sandwiches — both making and eating them. So when I heard that there was a famous man in Syracuse, Sicily, who makes just a few dozen sandwiches a day and has a constant line out the door, my interest peaked.
Learn moreA learning from Sherlock Holmes.
Recently, I made a conscious decision to read a fictional short story to break up the non-fiction I typically lean towards. On Mike’s recommendation, I picked up “A Study in Scarlet,” a Sherlock Holmes classic from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. On the last page, Sherlock summarizes how he
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Learning to walk.
"We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers." — Martin Luther King Jr. As a species, we have done so many incredible things — feats that were
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Five Things We Learned About Integrity This Month
Jennifer Lioy, Creative and Communications Lead at Holstee
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Speaking of great conversations...
A recent Mindfully Mailed message sparked a conversation between one of our readers, Carol, and a friend of hers, Erin. Carol shared the conversation thread with us, and we loved reading their discussion of how hard and fruitless the early days of learning can be. The entire exchange was a joy to read. We specifically wanted to share this quote from Erin:
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A great conversation.
When is the last time that you had a great conversation? I love this excerpt from Irish poet, theologian and philosopher John O’Donohue’s conversation with Krista Tippet of On Being. It comes from one of the last interviews this brilliantly grounded thinker gave before he passed. “When is the last time that you had a great conversation? A conversation which wasn’t just two intersecting monologues, which is what passes for conversation a lot in this culture. But when had you last a great conversation in which you overheard yourself saying things that you never knew you knew
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