1. In honor of this anniversary celebration, here are five fun facts about The Lord of the Rings that I hope you will enjoy.
  2. Out of great pain and suffering often comes goodness, beauty, and truth. John Donne, born on the 22nd of January in 1573, is an excellent example of that for us in his masterful work, Death Be Not Proud.
  3. Love continues to gently but endlessly pursue the narrator, despite his persistence in pulling away in the opposite direction.
  4. The truth is that no amount of self-awareness will ever be enough; in fact, the more we seek after ourselves, the more inwardly bent we become.