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This list of links is a monthly blog feature of the best I read or saw on the internet since the last bits and clips post. I hope you find something here that is helpful, interesting, inspiring, motivating, or thought-provoking:
Art:
Senate Passes Act That The Arts Are Considered Core Subjects
25 Samples of perfect Penmanship
Underpainting for Pastel: Complimentary Alcohol Wash Part 1
Underpainting for Pastel: Complimentary Alcohol Wash Part 2
Underpainting for Pastel: Complimentary Alcohol Wash Part 3
Photography:
Spirituality:
Why Prayer Appeals to Americans
1 Million Children Meditating for World Peace in Thailand
The Mothering Quality of Peacemaking
Ideas:
If 100 People Lived on Earth (video)
Teach Girls Bravery Not Perfection
The Secret to Raising Great Teenagers
Humans of New York Open Letter to Donald Trump
These 13 Towns In Connecticut Have The Most Breathtaking Scenery In The State
These 10 Hiking Spots In Connecticut Are Completely Out Of This World
25 Reasons Connecticut Is Basically Heaven On Earth
Sheryl Sandberg’s 2016 Commencement Address at University of California, Berkeley
18 Incredible Hikes Under 5 Miles Everyone In Vermont Should Take
1200 Free Online Courses from Top Universities
Five smart travel hacks only frequent flyers know
Millennial Living with Parents (it’s just not about the Economy)
Elizabeth Gilbert: Proof that Perception Is Everything
9 Elephants in the (Class)Room That Should “Unsettle” Us
Books:
11 Tips on Writing from author Jandy Nelson
On the Heartbreaking Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books
Movies:
Food:
One of Boston’s best known bakers just won a James Beard Award
Poetry:
My Alphabet Soul A to H: Poems—Betsy Sholl
Hold Fast to Dreams by Langston Hughes
and Hope:
10 Years After An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore May be Winning
History Has Been Made. Female Genital Mutilation Banned In Nigeria.
Germany Opens 62-Mile Bicycle Highway That’s Completely Car-Free
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