Events & news
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Funny Friday: “Knowledge”
“Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, while others just gargle.” ~Robert Anthony Fiction and fact can get tangled and stretched, or completely twisted, if we’re not careful. How does this happen? It happens when we don’t play close attention; when we don’t take the time to research the story. It happens when we insist on believing instead what we want to believe or what some crazy neighbor told us. ~CL
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Dear subscribers …
Mailchimp, the service that sends my email posts, has changed its free program limits. To curb new monthly costs — while keeping the subscriptions free to you — I’ll share fewer posts each week. Starting next month, I will stop offering email subscriptions to NEW readers, making “Life Lines” more like a private blog with a limited audience. Again, I will not charge you for a “Life Lines” subscription. If you currently subscribe, or if you start a new subscription by the end of this month, you’ll still get free “Life Lines” email updates when they’re posted. If you have friends who’d enjoy getting “Life Lines” posts, the time to subscribe is now, before the “Subscribe via…
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I’ll be back
Good morning! As noted in Monday’s post, COVID-19 knocked me down this week. I’m still in quarantine, not feeling like myself yet, and will resume posting next week. If you’re new to Life Lines, or have missed any recent posts, please visit www.laferle.com. The site features archived columns, photos, and links to featured articles that aren’t included with your daily email posts, so please visit the site if you want to view the additional material. Have a healthy and happy weekend! ~Cindy La Ferle
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Where the light enters
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~Rumi I spend a lot of time thinking about the quotes I post here each morning. First, I hope they’re thought-provoking, informative, or useful to you in some way. Many of you have emailed to tell me you want a dose of positivity to jumpstart your day, so I try to honor that request whenever possible. At the same time, I think it’s important to consider whether or not each quote or sentiment is in sync with the news of the day or the cultural climate. After the war in Ukraine began, after the school shooting in Oxford, and after…
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The United States of Gun Violence
“I want to live in a country where my presence is not seen by some as an existential threat….I want to walk past the school where my son will attend kindergarten next year and see a place that will keep him safe. But this is impossible. We live in a country that has failed us. Where legislation is written — and erased — by the gun lobby. Where manipulations and distortions of Second Amendment rights prevent politicians from enacting any semblance of sensible laws that would at least attempt to prevent this. Where claims about what our Founders wanted supersede the slaughter we see right in front of us….There is…
