A Serious Thing

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"It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world" - Mary Oliver // This is a newsletter about the love of life and the art of thought. Published every first Tuesday.

About Trevor Kaiser Allred

Author of Something You Protect, former founder, working in leadership development. MA in English from California State University Fullerton and MS in Organizational Leadership from Johns Hopkins.

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