Don’t resist change — we’ve been working toward it
Nothing ever doesn’t stop changing. That’s the part we hate the most, really. We always fear the future and grieve the loss of the past. Often simultaneously. It’s our nature...
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You’d be well-advised not to buck dharma
What comes to mind when you think of the word “dharma”? Perhaps nothing; maybe you’ve never heard or read the word before. Maybe you think of the title character in...
‘Fecund’ may sound funny, but it’s all about growth
I once heard about an old “rule” of comedy that to make a punch line funnier, add a word with a K in it. The same can be said for...
Next time, try to chime out, not in
What do you think about your relationship with the practice of biting one’s tongue? I ask that question in that way for a very specific reason because I’d want to...
Getting from point A to point B
What does it take to get from point A to point B? Of course, it depends on what point A and point B are. But it also depends upon our...
Try to make post-pandemic world a better place
We just might prefer the world that emerges from all this. That’s a possibility that exists. It’s certainly not possible to discount, considering the fact that no one knows what’s...
Make sure you’re watering the right plant
It’s always the plant you water that grows. This old idea shows up in many cultures. In Native American traditions, it is the wolf you feed that lives. In modern...
Hospitality starts in your heart
We have a love-hate relationship with people like Martha Stewart. We feel a certain kind of way about those who make a product out of having it all together and...
The physics of compassion: Doing good should make us feel good
About what or whom do you feel compassionate? Compassion, literally, means to “co-suffer,” which sounds a lot like empathy when you think about it. Different from empathy, however, though still closely...
Forgive? Absolutely. Forget? Never
Whose bright idea was it to forgive and forget? It’s been an idiom of the English language for over 600 years, yet is it really good advice? I ask because...