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March 2024

Connecting Wisdom and Purpose

Physicians James and Margaret Plews-Ogan apply their years of research on practical wisdom to their lives since James’ ALS diagnosis. They share how their own sense of purpose has changed, and provide ways of reimagining the possibilities for virtue within loss and grief. Read their essay on Purpose and Turbocharged Living here.

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