austinkleon: Mary Oliver’s instructions for living a life. From her poem “Sometimes,” found in the collection Red Bird. 5.Two or three times in my life I discovered love.Each time it seemed to solve everything.Each time it solved a great many thingsbut not everything.Yet left me as grateful as if it had indeed, andthoroughly, solved everything. …

106-year Old Woman Dancing with the Obamas

Today in “I will miss President and First Lady Obama” and also “Why representation matters”: 106-year old Black woman Virginia McLaurin was able to fulfill a dream this weekend by visiting the White House and meeting the Obamas during a Black History Month celebration. So wonderful to see the joy on all their faces. So important to …