Life has a way of testing the foundations we think are solid. One month you’re moving steadily through your plans,...
Fear has always walked quietly beside me—not always loud or overwhelming, but present, shaping how I moved through the world....
With the U.S. presidential election now past us, this much is still clear: Politics, as currently constructed, is intended to...
On one memorable late spring day, I took a day trip by high-speed train north from Tokyo to the Ibaraki...
“Are you scared?” “Sometimes.” “What are you scared of?” “Dying.” “Why?” “I don’t want to die.” “We’re all going to...
It’s a Practice, They Say We’re never as good as we’d like to be.All this time here, and I am...
Many years ago, I interviewed a professor of Linguistics from a major university. At the time, I was annoyed that...
In the summer of 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought it was an appropriate time to...
January “Well… what did you learn?” I let out a shaky breath, head dipped low, along with a slight laugh....
How is your year going? If you set a goal for the New Year, how far have you advanced toward...
I once listened to a radio show with Wayne Dyer. In the show, the host was asking him the question,...
Many people report falling asleep while meditating or practicing mindfulness, but there are worse problems to have. Sleep is very...
No one ever imagined that the entire world would go through this. A virus—small, at first—evolved and spread so rapidly...
In This Darkest of Nights, Love Came 1 Everywhere I look, a darkness is spreading,carried on waves of coercion,waves of...
I hate the way this pandemic has made me feel about my fellow humans. My neighbours. The people on my...
Stay away Keep your distanceEveryone is suspectEven if I know you Stay awayLest you cough on meSneeze on meBreathe on...
My friend Maggie and I met for lunch the other day. I hadn’t seen her for years, but she was...
The world is in a panic about the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this still-emerging global outbreak, schools and universities...
One day, sooner or later, we are all going to die. Like every human being, as the inevitability of our...
Two seekers of wisdom spent all day climbing a formidable mountain. After many hours of walking, the duo finally arrived...
I have a certain admiration for insects, arachnids and the like. I marvel at the iridescence of a beetle’s shell,...
Do you remember being curled up under the covers of your childhood bed, eyeballs darting back and forth, praying that...
[su_panel background=”#fdf0c6″ color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]The following true story has been excerpted from Thriving Through Uncertainty:...
Screen reader version: An adult female hides under her table with her cell phone, after calling 911, from a spider...
