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An Appealing Idea

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don’t take yourself so seriously. – American minister and author Norman Vincent Peale was born on this day in 1898 (died 1993). True story. When I was working in New York City I went …

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Frankly, my dear

“Growing up Southern is a privilege, really. It’s more than where you were born, it’s an idea and state of mind that seems imparted at birth. It’s more than loving fried chicken, football, beer, and country music. It’s being hospitable and devoted to screen porches, magnolias, red velvet cake, coca cola, and each other. We …

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