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Category: Doing Philosophy
My Favorite Excuses
In general, I am not an excuse person. Excuses are lies we tell ourselves when we are scared, embarrassed, ashamed, and/or angry. Excuses are the exact opposite of results. Excuses are like dessert, when you eat too many of them the results are evid...
read moreMy Invisible Knapsack
Our current times have gotten me questioning my white privilege. I remember reading Peggy McIntosh in graduate school. Her work introduced me to the idea of an Invisible Knapsack. She explains, "White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsa...
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I have completed 10 half marathons and 1 full marathon. My distance running journey started with a marathon at the age of 29 (quite a few years ago). Because I have been running (very slowly, to be sure) half marathons for many years, I have started ...
read moreWord of the Year 2018: Simplicity
I have just three things to teach:simplicity, patience, and compassion.These are your greatest treasures.Simple in actions and in thoughts,your return to the Source of Being.-Lao-Tzu I can make things complicated. I can create knots in my stomach....
read moreAbout Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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