Journal

I'm starting a new series of the questions I find myself wanting to ask everyone — what feelings are you seeking more of? What truly brings you comfort? Basically, how...

I don't love rules, apart from Sister Corita Kent's 10 Rules. Lately I've been feeling rule #9...Rule 9Be happy whenever you can manage it.Enjoy yourself.It's lighter than you think.Which of her rules feels...

I often fall asleep thinking about a favorite thing from my day — it's usually something small, often food-related lol. These are my current weekly favorites. What are yours? Sunday night...

Faulty sensory appreciation  — these words have been rolling around in my head lately. It's a concept from the Alexander Technique about how our habits can distort our senses. You...

After listening to this interview with author George Saunders, the concept of kindness has been on my mind. We all know that being kind & experiencing kindness from others, is one of...

We've all had that feeling, part-way into a holiday, when we realize our mind has moved beyond the small immediate and opened up into bigger wider thoughts.  Time slows &...

Of all life's truths — its brevity, its preciousness, its unrelenting impermanence — I'm always wrestling with that last one. Before a recent trip to NYC, I was doing a pre-flight...

Things feel so unstable and uncertain at the moment. I don't know about you, but in my world—from personal to local to global—the future feels murky, tender, and vulnerable. I...