I feel like I took the same drive going from Manassas Park, VA toward Ohio so this resonated hard. I'm also a sucker for nostalgia and being a home-body. I loved this whole reflection, but particularly the part about how you were struck by the off-ramp as tied to home and family, whereas you were not as struck to the heart by a digital sign (compared to a hand-written sign). We are drawn to that which is personal!
As a fellow proponent of beauty at a philosophical level, I would love your thoughts on this:
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Thank you so much for the kind words and for sharing your work with me! I will absolutely carve out some time this week to sit down and read it in detail. Happy New Year!
Rachel, this is a beautiful reflection....and thank you for the new music (which I'll listen to in a bit).
I was struck by these lines in particular: "In all of our efforts, but especially when sharing the Christmas message of hope, we must fight to preserve the human element. It is not with cold and distant technology that hardened hearts are softened, but with warm words from human hands the spark of hope may burn once more."
I feel like I took the same drive going from Manassas Park, VA toward Ohio so this resonated hard. I'm also a sucker for nostalgia and being a home-body. I loved this whole reflection, but particularly the part about how you were struck by the off-ramp as tied to home and family, whereas you were not as struck to the heart by a digital sign (compared to a hand-written sign). We are drawn to that which is personal!
As a fellow proponent of beauty at a philosophical level, I would love your thoughts on this:
https://josephclem.substack.com/i/139999144/beauty-of-the-heart
whoops, just realized it was behind a paywall. I just upgraded you to a complimentary 30-day access to paid content. Thank you for all you do to promote the role of beauty!
Thank you so much for the kind words and for sharing your work with me! I will absolutely carve out some time this week to sit down and read it in detail. Happy New Year!
Rachel, this is a beautiful reflection....and thank you for the new music (which I'll listen to in a bit).
I was struck by these lines in particular: "In all of our efforts, but especially when sharing the Christmas message of hope, we must fight to preserve the human element. It is not with cold and distant technology that hardened hearts are softened, but with warm words from human hands the spark of hope may burn once more."
Thank you for the reminder.
Knowing When To Pause for Others to Shine. This is a very good reminder! Thank you. I'm trying to do this more with my own children.