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Six Ways to Experience Hygge

by Craig Finnestad March 4, 2020

Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities. All the people riding their bikes. Nyhavn is gorgeous and where the people gather. Tivoli Gardens is this quaint amusement park. Green spaces and parks are everywhere. And there is a beach. The…

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Accepted

by Craig Finnestad February 29, 2020

I picked up Benjamin and David for twelve straight years at Willowdale Elementary School. I never would have guessed it at the time, but I miss those days. The little children have acceptance figured out. They don’t care what neighborhood…

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50 Thing I’ve Learned in 50 Years

by Craig Finnestad February 1, 2020

Freedom in life comes when you can say something like: “I’m cool with you not liking me. Not everybody has good taste.” Make three lists. A) The people you like to spend time with. B) The things you like to…

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Thoughts on Turning 50

by Craig Finnestad January 29, 2020

I turn fifty today. Assuming you are reading the print edition of this. If you are reading the blog version, I’ll be fifty on Groundhog’s Day or I turned fifty the day the 49ers and the Chiefs played the Super…

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20 / 20 Vision

by Craig Finnestad January 3, 2020

I wrestled when I was younger. It is still one of my favorite sports. I wrestled a future Olympic champion a number of times. That is my only notable achievement as a wrestler. I didn’t keep track, but I’m guessing…

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The Hedgehog Dilemma

by Craig Finnestad October 30, 2019

The weather is cold. A group of hedgehogs crowd together to share each other’s heat, which they need to survive. However, their closeness causes them to bump into each other and they experience pain from each other’s sharp spines. This…

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Thoughts on Last Night’s Debate

by Craig Finnestad October 16, 2019

(Short on time this week. Here is a column I wrote on October 20th, 2016 – three years ago. I know there was a presidential debate last night. Here is why I didn’t watch three years ago and why I…

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My Falling Walnut

by Craig Finnestad September 25, 2019

I was hiking through Platte River State Park last Saturday morning. Such a beautiful place. The park is peaceful and quiet early in the morning. The animals move through the forest as the sun rises. Some playing. Some searching for…

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One of the Best and Worst Weekends of My Life

by Craig Finnestad September 4, 2019

It was 3:00 on Saturday afternoon. A giant knot stamped out its authority on my stomach. I sat with about 2,500 people in Skoglund Auditorium. 750 of them were incoming freshman class at St. Olaf College. They arrived the day…

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Seven Way to Simplify Your Life

by Craig Finnestad August 14, 2019

Clutter contaminates. We live in a complex, confused, and complicated culture. Simplicity is calling our name. Cutting through the clutter welcomes a clear, calm, and compelling life. Decluttering is not an easy task and society (distraction) and science (entropy) will…

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I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out. -John Wesley

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