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July 16, 2025
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. I’ve always admired people who can step outside, take a quick look around, and confidently tell you exactly what the…
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Clara Parkes
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July 15, 2025
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Ring by ring, row by row, the starflowers are slowly opening their petals to the world. Only they aren’t petals at all…
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Clara Parkes
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July 14, 2025
Good morning! It’s Monday. They’re celebrating Bastille Day in France, commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison by an angry mob in 1789…
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Clara Parkes
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July 13, 2025
Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I’ve brought you down to our favorite spot that I hereby designate our Thinking Rock. We’ve often stood here, you and I…
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Clara Parkes
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July 12, 2025
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and we have a visitor. I found him sleeping off the effects of an all-nighter by the front porch light. He is a blinded…
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Clara Parkes
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July 11 Get-Together: It's Your Turn
Hello, my dear Respiteers! All week we’ve been celebrating the outliers and renegades and persisters. Now, it’s time to talk about you.
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Clara Parkes
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July 11, 2025
Good morning! It’s Friday. Yesterday, Mr. Rogers said that our job was to help people realize how rare and valuable each of us is. What better way to…
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Clara Parkes
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July 10, 2025
Good morning! It’s Thursday. Continuing our parade of renegades and outliers and persisters, we now cast an admiring eye over the secret squiggles and…
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Clara Parkes
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July 9, 2025
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and today’s outlier is even more of a marvel than our black-eyed Susan or that renegade potato plant in the garlic bed.
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Clara Parkes
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July 8, 2025
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Yesterday we observed a black-eyed Susan proudly standing alone in the daisy patch. Today, we admire a rogue potato in the…
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Clara Parkes
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July 7, 2025
Good morning! It's Monday. And may we not be afraid to stand out this week. Especially when standing out in a field of daisies.
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Clara Parkes
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July 6, 2025
Good morning! It’s Sunday. After yesterday’s contemplative stroll, we’re ready for a more invigorating splash and scramble. We’ve walked down the long…
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Clara Parkes
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July 5, 2025
Good morning! It’s Saturday. After a good long think on the porch yesterday, I decided to suit up, douse myself in bug spray, and saddle up my faithful…
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Clara Parkes
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July 4 Get-Together: Replenishing
Hello, my dear Respiteers! If your comments on this morning's Respite are any indication, a lot of you are running close to empty today. Since the…
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The Daily Respite
The Daily Respite
A brief moment of thoughtfulness before you step into your day, written by bestselling author Clara Parkes.
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