Of Overplanning and Open Spaces
I like trees. I might even have a bit of a Lorax streak when gravity sifts and settles the matter right down to the horizon line. This amorous affinity is but one of the reasons I celebrate autumn. The push and pull between summer and winter bring out the showiest stages of a deciduous tree’s life.
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To Look into the eyes of a Wolf
Following Sausha Seus into her rustic home on a sunny summer morning, I was greeted by a chorus of friendly dogs, all wagging their tails to welcome a stranger. As the excitement settled and Sausha joined me on the couch, her colleagues, Norma Smiley and Pam Young, arrived.
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The future of A.I.
Every period of human history that has brought about massive shifts in transformative technology has arrived wearing a double face. The Industrial Revolution promised prosperity while fueling brutal factory labor. The internet democratized information while accelerating confusion and online scams.
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Call It What It Is
Do you remember what the first gift you gave your spouse for their birthday was after getting married? Or vice versa? Hats off to you if you do, but I certainly don’t! Tressa Stevens distinctly remembers. Her husband gave her a camera.
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Art in Nature, Flies in the Paint
In a sunny bedroom art studio at her home in Heber, Janet Johnson paints beside her sweet dog Rosie, who lies on a cozy bed under the window to keep Janet company. Surrounded by semi-completed paintings, Janet continues to breathe new life into canvases that began as female-figure drawings.
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The Mountain Veteran Program at Sundance
On a warm spring day at Sundance Mountain Resort, I experienced my first therapeutic and adventurous Mountain Veteran Program (MVP). Together with five other military veterans and a few spouses, we participated in skiing or snowboarding lessons, yoga, journal-making, painting classes, and much more.
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