Sometimes it takes a catastrophe to make a change.  Sometimes it takes something that rocks our entire world, and causes much suffering,...

What does it mean to be aware of our own mortality?  To know — to truly understand — that death is real and certain.  That only the time...

Sigh.  This inner work seems to never end.  But I wouldn’t trade this work, for anything.  The benefits are too great. The fruit is too...

1999.  Career Preparation Class.  I remember the teacher asking, “Who thinks life is pretty simple?”  A 15-year-old me shoots her hand up...

I have a love-hate relationship with the self-help section of the bookstore. A part of me loves to be self-indulgent and spend an entire...

It’s no secret that I adore trees.  I love being near them, touching them, and simply watching them. I am constantly amazed by them, not...