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“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate… to have made some difference that you have lived and lived well.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson One of my favorite ways to drift into sleep is a quiet little ritual you may recognize as a loving-kindness meditation. It’s a simple practice — offering kind wishes to ourselves and others: “May I be happy. May I be healthy. May I be at ease.” When I'm lying in the dark, I start with myself,