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Are you an optimist or a pessimist? I suppose this is an unfair question. I think we are all born with a certain set point about how we approach events and conditions and then we learn and develop filters, lenses, and mental models that further shape how we see...

I’m angry. I’m grieving. I’m reading a lot. I’m taking good care of myself, and I hope you are too. I’m doing what I can. I’m angry that our elections and our democracy are being threatened. I’m angry about the silence. I’m angry with how badly the pandemic has been...

The air here in Northern California (and southern California and Oregon) is extremely unhealthy, as fires continue to burn. Last week it was as dark as night most of the day here in Marin. It was to say the least, unusual, scary, unnerving. During these challenging...

Great questions, don’t you think? Especially now, during this most strange and challenging time. I’m finding with less travel, less movement, less time wasted looking for parking, I have more time to think, to ask, and to reflect on questions that arise. The first...

Naomi Shihab Nye is the author of several books of poetry, including poetry and fiction for books for children. Nye gives voice to her experience as an Arab-American through poems about heritage and peace that overflow with a humanitarian spirit.