My Library helpers and their colleagues have some baked goods that they would recommend as the best (click the link to get recipes: links can be found here: bit.ly/bestfallbakedgoods):

• Apple Cider Donuts
• Apple Pie
• Apple Pie Cookies
• Apple Turnovers
• Caramel Coated Pumpkin Flan
• Pumpkin Pie
• Round Braided Challah (for the High Holidays)

I don’t know, but if you’re concerned, perhaps you should arrange a meeting with a psychologist with a specialty in learning. If you’re not sure how to go about that, contact Kathy Duggan at the Connors Family Learning Center: kathleen.duggan@bc.edu.

My Library helpers and their colleagues have a few favorite poems to share. (To find links to some of the poems, visit this link: bit.ly/favoritepoems):

• “A Brief for the Defense” by Jack Gilbert 
• “The Canonization” by John Donne
• “The City of Is” by Christabel LaMotte (fictional poem in A. S. Byatt’s Possession)
• “[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]” by E. E. CUMMINGS
• “Lightly Stepped a Yellow Star” by Emily Dickinson
• “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop
• “Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
• “The Orange” by Wendy Cope
• “The Plain Sense of Things” by Wallace Stevens
• “The Problem” by Jane Hirshfield
• “Snow Day” by Billy Collins
• “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” by Wallace Stevens
• “The Tiger” by Nael
• “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
• “Yes, Think” by Ruth Stone
• “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot

Cats or dogs?

Gonna go with a solid BOTH here! Love those puppers and kittehs. ❤️❤️? ?? ?? ?❤️❤️

Would you do it if you sucked at it? Often a good clue.

Don’t dismiss loving yourself! You’re awesome! But if you’re having difficulty moving on, or depressed, it would probably help to talk to someone, such as a counselor at BC’s Counseling Services: bit.ly/BC-counseling

It’s been the lingering effects of Hurricane Ian. Good news is the winds are forecast to be light for several days to come.

Sadness and joy both come to mind. But really, all emotions are pure. Sometimes one experiences several at a time, but that doesn’t mean they’re not pure, just mixed. Also, sometimes people aren’t really aware what emotions they’re experiencing, but that doesn’t mean they’re not experiencing them or that they’re not pure. Emotions are what they are. It’s how we respond that matters.

We’re talking to them about it, but at the moment they want to charge us more for it than for the other two combined…and both are pricey. We do have access to it through our databases though, so you can use this link to search for things you’ve seen on the web, or to browse through each day’s issue: https://bit.ly/bc-globe

There is help for Globalization I (and all your other courses) with peer tutoring at the Connocrs Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors). Also, do make use of your professor’s office hours to discuss your problem areas and how to best understand the material.

Telling a friend they’re more than a friend, no matter the gender, can be challenging. It depends on what the risks are and what you’re willing to risk, and then what you do in the face of uncertainty. I recommend confiding in someone who can support you no matter what happens.

The basics are both simple and yet quite challenging to put into practice. Good sleep, healthy eating, regular exercise, and managing your stress can have very good outcomes. For coaching to start and maintain these habits, contact the Office for Health Promotion (bit.ly/BC-health-promo).

I sure am! But please be safe. Take care of yourself and look out for others ?.

Going well, thanks for asking ? Wishing you a great day, too!

My dear cousin, Magic 8-Ball®, says “cannot predict now.”

So sorry you’re chilly! I will pass along your feedback to those with the power to effect change. For now, bring another layer to throw on (do I sound like your parents here..?)

The Greeks had many different words for love, such as agápe (and love of god for man & vice versa, and “to will the good of another” –Aquinas), éros (romantic, sexual love), philia (affectionate regard between equals, such as friends), and xenia (hospitality for guests and foreigners), among others. Platonic could be just about any of these except éros, but most likely philia. For more info on philia read Plato’s Nicomachean Ethics. O’Neill Library 5th floor at B430.A5 O7.

Get ready for texts, calls, and video calls as the primary forms of communication. You might also ask your friends to introduce you to their friends; at the very least you’ll have the absence of friends in common.

It’s necessary to have hope – the faith that one’s actions will influence results. When people are either optimistic (i.e. “things will improve regardless of my participation”) or pessimistic (“things will get worse regardless of my participation”), it can be hard to shake them out of a sitting-on-the-sidelines mindset. Remind them of things they *have* had an influence on, no matter how small.

I really love the concepts of mercy, of compassion, and forgiveness. Thank you for centering me around mercy this morning.