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Author Archives: Roberto Lovato

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Vulnerable, but Unvanquished: A Story of Elder Wisdom in Times of Epic Crisis

by Roberto Lovato March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

My father’s head tilts on his left shoulder when he sleeps in his favorite leather recliner. He spends most of his waking hours sleeping. When he’s awake, he’s waving and looking out at the Excelsior neighborhood street from the window of the home my mom forced him to buy after they moved out of our […]

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