January 20th, 2021 A star was born today. Amanda Gorman transfixed us all with her poem, “The Hill We Climb.” Her words and thoughts will not leave my mind: “For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” What an unforgettable day of change and hope, overflowing with
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December 21st, 2020 Down the street from my house, an enormous display of glowing, Christmas-themed inflatables sits along the side of the road. This year, the show is bigger than ever. Tune in tomorrow for the full scene. For now, here’s Frosty the Snowman… possibly tipsy, tired of staying home but fenced securely in his Covid bubble, with a smile
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Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. June 9th, 2020 Yesterday, we started our magic carpet ride from Paris to Bhutan. Geography & Population: As you can see above, we’re headed to
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 22nd, 2020 It’s Sunday afternoon and we’re wrapping up our weekend in Maldives. I don’t know about you, but day-drinking has sudden appeal as we all get through these days of distancing, isolation and quarantine. Let’s make a cocktail, move
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 21st, 2020 Continuing our weekend in Maldives, the drummers of Olhuveli convey the energy, beauty and movement of their rhythm. Their synergy is something we’re all missing now as we stay apart from each other but we’ll make music together
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March 20th, 2020 Let’s go to Maldives for the weekend, shall we? You’re coming in for a landing while enjoying the view of the turquoise drops in the ocean below you. That beauty like this exists in the world is hard to believe, especially after a dreadful week like this one. (And we just had a 5.0 earthquake in Lake
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March 19th, 2020 Today’s Daily Dose of Beauty is from Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The chapel was completed in 1248 and the stained glass compositions “depict 1,113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in Paris.” The experience of being here is truly breathtaking. That moment you look up
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March 18, 2020 Namaste Readers, Let’s all take a deep breath together. What a crazy time this is for all of us around the world. I hope each of you is heeding the warnings and doing everything you can to remain healthy. This is going to take a monumental collective effort to endure. Understand that anything you do to protect
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