It’s a truism, isn’t it, that life is filled with ups and downs, twists and turns, tugs to the right when we were planning to turn left. One measure of a life is how we cope with adversity. The poet Mary Oliver wrote, “Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took […]
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This I Believe Rhode Island: How We Teach
Take a moment and think back to the teachers who had the most profound impact on your life. One or two may stand out, perhaps more. What was it about…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Ancestors
All of us have ancestors. Some we celebrate and some, well, you know. Most of us descend from the proverbial mixed bag of humanity, from those who were…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Afterlife
In Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, Emily Webb dies while giving birth and, in the afterlife, gazes upon the earth and utters her compelling and…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Family Memories
In this week’s This I Believe–Rhode Island essay, advertising executive John Walsh reflects on the poignancy of family memories.
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Passage of Time
One of the advantages of aging is that we have the opportunity to gain perspective. The passage of time, the ability to gaze at our life’s journey…
