8 experiences people don’t have anymore because of cell phones: Eden Gordon begins her list, “Boredom used to be a defining aspect of daily life. Whether you were waiting in a doctor’s office, standing in a checkout line, or simply spacing out, there was a lot more time spent simply doing nothing before there were phones waiting and ready to fill every spare moment.”
For now, for today: Andrea Sanborn asks, “What was different about Jesus’s prayer? The words were familiar, but on his lips, they lingered. Tasted sweet.”
When grief shows up sideways: Stacy MacLaren reflects, “Grief exists because love existed first. Our brains and bodies remember what mattered, even when we’d rather they choose a more convenient time to remind us. We don’t have to outrun that remembering. We don’t have to manage it into submission.”
Ecclesiastes helps us find happiness in different stages of life: Andrew Wilson says, “Life is seasonal, and each season is intended to be lived differently. I have heard it described as a journey from winter (ages 0–20) into spring (20–40), then summer (40–60), autumn (60–80) and winter (80+), followed by the eternal spring of the resurrection. Spring is full of color and life; but it is often messy, unpredictable, and chaotic. Autumn sees the leaves fall as everything cools; but it is also the time of maturity and fruit, from which the life of the next generation comes.”
Ocean photographer of the year: Some breathtaking photos, here.
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