Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

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The word "okay"

The word "okay"

If you're "fine," you're probably not

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“The Fortune-Teller” (c. 1632-35), Georges de la Tour

All day long, we ask people how they’re doing. All day long, we’re asked by people how we’re doing.

It’s anodyne, it’s a tic, it’s a greeting in the checkout line. (To my taste, the folks at Trader Joe’s are a bit too nosy.) But sometimes, between friends, it’s a sincere question, and if I listen clos…

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