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Jun 2023
11m 37s

Little Things That Create a Big, Beautif...

KELLY CORRIGAN
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Sometimes, the only way to figure out what truly makes a life worthwhile is to get out there and “do it”. Yale student Cooper Newsom wrote an essay,“The Great Human Road Race; Or, the Lost Virtue of Corniness” as his final paper in Yale’s Life Worth Living class and it’s a comedic look at how corny but ultimately fun, running a road race can be. Dancing to blaring music first thing in the morning, running in 45 degree weather with people from all walks of life, a celebratory beer at 8:45am - it’s the small things in life that help to create a big, beautiful life worth living.

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