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Rich

Posted on May 21, 2026 by msw blog

Most people don’t dream of being fancy-rich. They dream of being rich enough to say, Treat’s on me, without thinking twice. Rich enough to have a home that feels like a hug, a fridge stocked like a five-year-old with adult … Continue reading →

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Acts of Kindness

Posted on May 21, 2026 by msw blog

RAVE to a West Seattle angel. I am a smart woman, but sometimes I make dumb choices. I thought I had slipped my credit, debit and ID cards into a safe pocket spot before walking my dog on Alki Beach. I … Continue reading →

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public money

Posted on May 20, 2026 by msw blog

Every time I walk into a library, I’m reminded what public money is supposed to do. Chairs you don’t have to earn. Heat you don’t have to justify. Time you don’t have to explain. Kids finishing homework. Someone fixing a … Continue reading →

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Quiet Kindness

Posted on May 4, 2026 by msw blog
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Black women

Posted on April 20, 2026 by msw blog

““Black women have not focused sufficiently on our need for contemplative spaces. We are often ‘too busy’ to find time for solitude. And yet it is in the stillness that we also learn how to be with ourselves in a … Continue reading →

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