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January 16 Get-Together: Possibilities
Hello, my dear Respiteers! It’s Friday, and we’ve wandered our way back to the imaginary pavilion here in Respitopia.
 • Clara Parkes
1:01
January 16, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Friday, and for today’s Respitopia refill we’ve crossed the Atlantic to admire what humans can accomplish when they put…
 • Clara Parkes
1:01
January 15, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Thursday, and in that magical realm of Respitopia, the pagoda dogwood is in full bloom. The bees are ecstatic about this…
 • Clara Parkes
1:03
January 14, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and we’re still in Respitopia for a while longer. Having had our fill of forest bathing yesterday, I’ve moved…
 • Clara Parkes
1:04
January 13, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Tuesday—and for today’s Respitopia refill, I’ve prescribed us some forest bathing.
 • Clara Parkes
1:09
January 12, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! Good morning! It’s Monday. Did you know that, in addition to being chancellor of Respite University and chief typo officer at…
 • Clara Parkes
1:04
January 11, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I have a special assignment for us today. We’re going to remove our shoes, roll up our pants, and step into…
 • Clara Parkes
January 10, 2026
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and look what else apricity can do. It can x-ray your roof and create an architectural rendering of ...
 • Clara Parkes
January 9 Get-Together: Words
Hello, my dear Respiteers. It’s Friday, and the imaginary pavilion has been waiting for you all week. It’s warm and quiet here. Won’t you join me for…
 • Clara Parkes
January 9, 2026
Good morning! It’s Friday, and we’re honoring one of my favorite words in the English language: apricity.
 • Clara Parkes
January 8, 2026
Good morning! It’s Thursday. At last, our long freeze lifted. Yesterday morning, a silent snow became ice pellets that went tink tink tink on the…
 • Clara Parkes
January 7, 2026
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. We’ve made our way through our first stack of firewood already, with two more to go. I can’t help it, there’s something so…
 • Clara Parkes
January 6, 2026
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Yesterday we managed to venture back outside to check up on the apartment complexes at the bottom of the field. This is the…
 • Clara Parkes
January 5, 2026
Good morning! It’s Monday, and our world continues to be covered beneath a thick and inviting layer of snow. We donned the swishy snow pants and went…
 • Clara Parkes
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The Daily Respite
A brief moment of thoughtfulness before you step into your day, written by bestselling author Clara Parkes.
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