Abi Sessions
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Ways of Seeing: There are many ways to resist
“Defending our democracy will require courage. And time. And commitment.”
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Ways of Seeing: Could crisis be something else?
“Happy new year!” “Happy new year!” With The Holidays soon to be past, you’ll hear it from just about everyone you meet on the street. It’s a pleasant…
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Ways of Seeing: The unhoused could easily be us
I pull up to the stoplight, and there she is, standing with her cardboard sign — HOMELESS. ANYTHING HELPS – looking hopefully to each driver. It’s morning. By…
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Ways of Seeing: Books can be life changers
As you enter the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury, moving past the display of newly published books, you will encounter another collection of titles the staff has assembled.…
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Ways of Seeing: Take more time, cover less ground
I think this bit of wisdom has come to me to guide the final third of my life.
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Living Together: Economics tough for unhoused
It’s a common misconception that unhoused people are not working. The truth is quite the opposite; 85% of the families served by John Graham Housing and Services have…
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Ways of Seeing: ‘Freedom’ is in the eye of the beholder
The little saucer landed gently in my side yard and the little green creature hopped out onto the lawn.
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Ways of Seeing: Learning to cope with bad news
A wise friend recently asked a question which I’ve been pondering ever since. “How do you cope,” he asked, “with the times we are living in?”
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Ways of Seeing: Finding delight in our daily lives
Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.
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Ways of Seeing: Homelessness comes into focus
I traveled to Washington, D.C., last year. When I arrived with my little vacation suitcase and emerged from the Metro, I encountered a sight which took my breath…
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Ways of Seeing: Time for divorce from fossil fuels
It’s not that Mr. Fossil Fuels hasn’t provided me with a comfortable and delightful life; he has.
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Ways of Seeing: Our big house served its purpose
We first noticed the house while driving back and forth from work in Middlebury to our rented apartment in Sudbury. Red brick, out in the country, with lots…