1. Poems in a Time of Crisis on The New York Times.

2. The power of the dog and how pets are helping Ukrainians cope with war. In related news, Ukraine-Russia crisis: ‘I left my husband behind at the border. My heart is broken.’ “Alisa, 35, who fled to Poland with her family and dogs, describes their dangerous and emotional journey.”

3. This New Book Says We Should All Be Trying Less Hard. “Burnout is real, and it’s brutal. But maybe it can be stopped. Greg McKeown speaks to VICE about how his new book, ‘Effortless,’ can help.”

4. Americans are besieged by stress, poll finds. “Concerns over nuclear war and inflation — following two years of a pandemic — have Americans more stressed than ever.”

5. 5 Signs You’re Dealing With A Toxic Parent As An Adult (And How To Cope). “Even as adults, we crave our mom and dad’s love and approval. A toxic parent will exploit that.”

6. Black business ownership is higher than pre-pandemic. Women are driving that growth.

7. Some people aren’t ready to stop masking, but it can be tough to go against the grain.

8. Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for 45 years, dies.

9. Jane ‘Nightbirde’ Marczewski funeral: Friends, family honor ‘America’s Got Talent’ singer.

10. Recipe I want to try: charred cauliflower quesadillas.

11. Movements, Missing Stairs and Lindo Bacon. This is so incredibly disappointing, and I’m so glad people like Lindley are willing to take the time to talk about it.

12. Body neutrality is one way to reject diet culture. Here’s what that means. “Body neutrality offers an alternative way of thinking that de-emphasizes appearance in favor of what your body can do.”

13. Accessing Joy and Finding Connection in the Midst of Struggle. Karen Walrond on Brene’ Brown’s podcast, “If you’re struggling with how to be fully connected in your life and feel joy and acknowledge beauty and also fight for the things that we need to fight for right now, this will be a great podcast for you. It was a game changer for me.”

14. Making Decisions When You Can’t Decide.

15. Elizabeth Gilbert on what dogs teach us, “& an essay and prompt by Nadia Bolz-Weber on creatures great and small.”

16. Becoming news-resilient. “[T]here’s one prediction I feel confident in making: even if the pandemic and Putinism were to fade to nothing within weeks, the news cycle isn’t about to become less panic-inducing, less filled with existential threat. Which means that figuring out how to consume news sanely – how to keep your head, when everyone on social media is losing theirs – is only going to become an even more critical skill for living a composed and purposeful life.”

17. I Don’t Know How to Write About War from Laurie Wagner.

18. Vibrant Embroideries by Hillary Waters Fayle Enhance the Natural Beauty of Preserved Leaves.

19. Superficial Self-Care? Stressed-Out Teachers Say No Thanks.

20. Vibrant Tiled Mosaics by Ememem Repair Gouged Pavement and Fractured Sidewalks.

21. Why Your Essay Got Rejected. “So why were they getting rejected? For that matter, why are you? And what can you do about it?”

22. If You Love to Write Just Wait Until You Try Not Writing.

23. Zero, an essay on Creative Nonfiction. “She could only take what fit in a suitcase and a duffel.”

24. We Need This Wisdom More Than Ever on Lion’s Roar. “Trudy Goodman reflects on the crisis in Ukraine and increasing conflict throughout the world, and shares the Buddhist teachings we must take to heart at this time.”

25. Why Art Is Not Frivolous, But Necessary. “The many reasons creativity leads to a better world.”

26. Say yes and never do it from Austin Kleon.

1. Come What Come May from Jena Schwartz.

2. Guy forgot to change his address in his Chipotle app and it resulted in the sweetest exchange. This reminds me of how every time I lose something, instead of feeling bad about it, I try to imagine how happy the person who finds it will be to have it.

3. Warm Springs to Reopen Kah-Nee-Ta Village in 2023.

4. 2022 Year of the Water Tiger print by Chris Chun. “Featuring goldfish that symbolise prosperity and the peony rose which represents abundance, the Water Tiger has been created to bring good fortune and strength for 2022. Occupying 3rd position in the Chinese Zodiac, tigers are the symbol of brave. People born in the Year of the Tiger are friendly, brave, competitive, charming and endowed with good luck and authority. The Year of the Water Tiger promises a year of positive changes, spontaneity and growth. 2022 is a time for all Zodiac Signs to give the best of themselves in order to improve their life and move forward with a newfound sense of confidence and determination.”

5. The Do’s and Don’ts of Helping Ukrainian Refugees. In related news, People are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine — not to stay, but to lend their support, and Five Poems for Ukraine by Kim Stafford, and How to help people in Ukraine and refugees fleeing the conflict with Russia, and Zelenskyy’s 2019 inaugural speech goes viral for its exemplary display of humanity in leadership, and Performative Social Media Activism Doesn’t Help Ukraine, and How To Help Ukraine: Donate To Orgs & Stop Misinformation, and Secret ancestral codes: 12 main symbols in Ukrainian embroidery, and How can I help Ukraine? Trusted infos and ways to help Ukraine.

6. The Tallest Known Tree in New York Falls in the Forest. Part of the Afterword series, “an obituary column that pays homage to people, places, and things we’ve lost.”

7. What’s making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading, listening and viewing on NPR.

8. Recipes I want to try: Roasted Asian Cauliflower with Soy-Ginger Sauce, and Sesame Cabbage Fritters, and Orange Cauliflower “Chicken”.

9. How Kayode accidentally became a meme. (video)

10. Hannah Gadsby in Hollywood: “Jennifer Aniston Would Like to Meet You,” and Other Surreal Tales. “In an exclusive excerpt from Ten Steps to Nanette, the comedian reflects on the whirlwind around her groundbreaking Netflix special.”

11. Why Highly Sensitive People Are Attracted to Jobs That Burn Them Out. “To HSPs, job satisfaction is often about doing meaningful work. But due to their extremely high levels of empathy, this work can also burn them out.”

12. I Didn’t Know If I Believed In The Afterlife. Then My Dead Father Sent Me A Message.

13. People are sharing what they believe happens after we die. The responses are enlightening.

14. The long, strange history of anti-vaccination movements.

15. We’ve All Wondered What Animals Would Say If They Could Speak, And Artist Jimmy Craig Has An idea.

16. House Passes Bill to Make Lynching a Hate Crime on The New York Times. “Lawmakers in both parties hailed the action as historic, but a separate bill to outlaw discrimination based on a person’s natural hair failed amid Republican opposition.”

17. COMIC: When the bad news is endless, here’s how to cope with your anxiety.

18. ‘Abbott Elementary’ creator Quinta Brunson finds humor and heart in the classroom.

19. What to Do When the World Is Ending.

20. “Intuition is Essential.” Writing Advice from Gabriel García Márquez.

21. The world is unpredictable and strange. Still, there is hope in the madness. “The world that is coming is something we can work toward but not something we can foresee.”

22. On Alice. “The fact that her life would be necessarily short, as all dogs’ are, was never an abstraction to me. It was the shadow of how much I loved her. It was rarely far from my mind, the thought that she would someday die. I often wondered how it would happen and when.”

23. Ethereal Paper Sculptures and Large-Scale Installations by Ayumi Shibata Play With Light and Shadow.

24. What’s in a Black name? 400 years of context. “From Phillis Wheatley to Lil Uzi Vert, Black names and their evolution tell the story of America.”

25. Only the questions from Austin Kleon. “Clive Thompson made an online tool that shows you only the questions in a piece of writing. I love it because I love questions and also because it turns everything into Padgett Powell’s The Interrogative Mood. I fed it the complete text of each book in my trilogy.”

26. “It’s OK” LIVE – Nightbirde (video). RIP Jane.

27. This is the sweetest thing..