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What children’s stories tell us about our values (2)
Malory Towers and wanting to be a brick
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The ordinary grandeur of the ways we love each other
Glimpsing eternity from a beach towel
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Unequal love as gift economy
Let the more loving one be…us?
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Icons as Anchors
Steadying myself in summer time
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In Praise of Primary Schools
On the need for and joy of functioning civic institutions
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Nuclear Man and Climate Woman
How to be human when the future disappears, with help from Wendell Berry and Henri Nouwen.
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What children’s stories tell us about our values
The Mousehole Cat and a life of love and courage
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Fear not to sow because of the birds
Against efficiency
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F**ing Integrity
Václav Havel and seeking freedom from The Lie
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Fully Alive
Fully Alive
I’m Elizabeth Oldfield and I write about tending to our souls, staying loyal to our values and seeking spiritual core strength in these trembling times. Spirituality, poetry, plants.
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