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Fill the earth with your songs of gratitude. -Charles Spurgeon Good morning! It’s Sunday. I’ve been thinking about gratitude and all the ways we find t…
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"Humor is mankind's greatest blessing." - Mark Twain
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Mar 28 20
March 27 Friday GatheringHello my dear Daily Respite subscribers, and welcome to our first Friday afternoon tea party! 
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Mar 27 360
Good morning! It’s Friday. Take it away, Stella. 
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Mar 27 31
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and I have something beautiful for you. Meet Aurelia aurita, also known as the moon jelly. 
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Mar 26 22
Good morning! Last week, members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra—equipped a cell phone and a metronome at home—performed an excerpt from Aaron Coplan…
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Mar 25 47
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and do you know what we need? Penguins descending stairs, that’s what. 
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Mar 24 17
Good morning! It’s Monday, and I think we deserve a little Mary Oliver to ground us for the day ahead.  
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Mar 23 23
Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I’ve decided that we need an edible daily respite today.
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Mar 22 28
Good morning! It’s Saturday. The sun is barely up, but it looks to be a gorgeous day. Everyone else is still asleep. How’d you like to fill your favori…
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Mar 21 15
Good morning! It’s Friday, and as Los Angeles pianist Sam Friedman shows us, not all great musicians are human. (Be sure to watch to the very end.) In …
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Mar 20 17
Good morning! Today is my father’s 80th birthday. He spent his whole professional life playing principal English horn and second oboe with the Rocheste…
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Mar 19 40
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