Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

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“Snow in Argenteuil” (1875), Claude Monet

On the recent trip to Japan, I was in a dark place. Literally, the plane cabin to Tokyo was kept dark for 10 hours so people could sleep, but I only slept for three or four hours and then found myself sitting there reading, listening to music, watching a dumb movie, and also feeling deeply alone.

Granted, I often…

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