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expectations

Imperfectionist Songs

If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out

Cat Stevens composed and performed the music for the black drama comedy, Harold and Maude, which includs one of my favorite Cat Stevens songs, "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out."

The song is featured most prominently in the last scene of the film,…

Quotes Reflections

Ursula K. Le Guin on Inventing Our Lives

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Not who but what?

It's a question we were asked countless times as children. We had an astronaut phase, a singer phase, and a meteorologist phase. 

We dreamed of being astronomers, teachers, cooks, and mailmen. We…

Quotes Reflections

Your Role

Everyone has a role to play…including you. Sometimes, we end up in a role that doesn’t quite feel right. We wonder if we matter. We ask if what we’re doing is actually making a difference to our supervisors. We wonder if people think we’re…