The texts and calls come crashing in. They almost feel like an assault, even though I love everybody who is taking the time to reach out. But, I am far away from everything and everyone—even my own ...

There are seasons in life when something inside us constricts before it expands. It’s subtle at first—a held breath, a swallowed truth, a lump in the throat. We call it anxiety, nervousness, burnout, ...

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I am not someone who discovered gratitude last year. I have kept a gratitude journal for much of my adult life. I have turned to it in grief, in burnout, and in the ordinary seasons that needed ...

{*Editor’s Note: Please note that this article contains some explicit topics and very honest viewpoints regarding both confirmed sexual crimes and alleged sexual abuse. This information is still ...

It hasn’t been an easy year for those of us who are driven by the mindful, the ethical, and the desire to be of benefit. Those who believe in human rights and in the power of the people to make a ...

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A KEY POINT MISSING: In Tibetan culture, it is common to see the old grandparents not only give a pop kiss to the small children, but also give a small candy or piece of food to children from their ...

I’ve said it many times before: December 2020 was a cataclysmic month for me. Over a year later I still find it hard to reveal all of the details of what happened. Suffice to say, I went through loss ...

Lives just below the surface.

I spent a lot of time when I was younger fighting against the label of being called selfish. I was single, living on my own, and travelling to my heart’s content with money I earned from a career I ...