Author: Kelly Larsen

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“New Moon”
Ted Kooser’s “New Moon” illustrates how difficult it can be to handle sorrow

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December 10, 2012
Laughter is Medicine

“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.”
-Elbert Hubbard

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December 7, 2012
A Rite of Passage

“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.”
-William Feather

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December 4, 2012
The Next Chapter

“The Dying Christian to his Soul”
Alexander Pope’s “The Dying Christian to his Soul” offers a Christian take on death

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December 3, 2012
Soulful Expressions

The Significance of John Everett Millais’ “Ophelia”
The artist’s nineteenth-century painting still conveys an important message today

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December 2, 2012
The Next Chapter

“Lines For Winter”
Mark Strand’s “Lines For Winter” stresses the importance of moving forward, no matter what

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November 26, 2012
Laughter is Medicine

“The only completely consistent people are the dead.”
-Aldous Huxley

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November 23, 2012
A Rite of Passage

“We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.”
-David Sarnoff

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November 20, 2012
The Next Chapter

“Sorrow’s Uses”
Learning different lessons from the poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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November 12, 2012
Laughter is Medicine

“Look, I really don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive, you’ve got to flap your arms and legs, you’ve got to jump around a lot, you’ve got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.”
-Mel Brooks

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November 9, 2012