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Living 'memento mori': Family-friendly ways to bring meaning to All Hallows' Eve Halloween, or All Hallow's Eve, is a holiday that Catholics sometimes have a difficult time observing. The secularized events can get morbid, gory, and even seem to enjoy evil things. On the other hand, this holiday is about remembering those who have died as well as our own mortality. So here are some family-friendly ways to balance the dark and light of Halloween. Read Here How to deal with imposter syndrome You look around in a meeting, at a conference, in class, or even in church, and get the distinct sense you don't belong. This emotion is commonly called imposter syndrome. It's easy to identify the emotion — but how do we solve it? Are we doomed to feel like intruders in our own workplaces, schools, and places of worship? Must we fake it forever? By Rosie Hall Read Here The greatest story ever told Emily Stimpson Chapman is the author of the newly released Story of All Stories, a children's book published by Word on Fire. A collection of 75 Biblical stories, it weaves them together to tell the one great story of God's love, which is the truest way to read the Bible. Here, she explains the importance and value of this new and stunningly illustrated book. By Emily Stimpson Chapman Read Here 5 lessons my dad taught me about fatherhood Here is a beautiful tribute from Tom Hoopes at Aleteia about his father, F. Lance Hoopes. He paints the picture of a man, husband, and father filled with great love and truly focused on others: his community and his family. Here are 5 lessons every man can learn from him. By Tom Hoopes Read Here Why leaf-peeping walks might be the most underrated fall fitness hack Fitness isn't always about breaking a sweat or feeling the burn. Here's a fall activity that has underrated health benefits: a leaf-peeping walk. By Ria Bhagwat Read Here We control the weather We might be so accustomed to it that we don't notice anymore, but the fact that most restaurants are filled with TVs, which enclose and control the atmosphere of a room, is not normal. G.K. Chesterton hated the effect when loud jazz music was introduced into his beloved pubs for the same reason. Marc Barnes at The Imaginative Conservative shows us how these TVs are a form of theft, removing our (wonderful) power to control the mood and climate of common spaces. By Marc Barnes Read Here Sheet pan honey mustard chicken dinner One-pan meals are always a win, as they save dishes and time, and it's even better when they're effortlessly delicious. This sheet pan chicken dinner is no exception. About us Refine celebrates authentic, human flourishing through truth, beauty, and good living. From the trending to the timeless, Refine offers inspiring articles and the best advice in style, health, food, culture, relationships, and more. Refine your life. Refresh your soul. Refine | PO Box 3310 | Carmel, IN 46082 | (317) 669-6127 Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here. refinelife.co