This Hafiz poem has really been speaking to me this week: This union you wantWith the earth and sky,This union…

I’m not naturally a patient person. Instead of “get well soon,” I send “GET WELL NOW” cards. I’ve learned to…

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain. And most fools do.” — Dale Carnegie Most advice about complaining boils down…

I listened to a podcast with actor James Corden.  For a number of years, he hosted The Late, Late, Show…

Thanks to the clever (and sometimes surprisingly saucy) Merriam-Webster Instagram account, I learned a linguistic term this week: irreversible binomials.…

“I wish…” These words can start something. We’ve got to be mindful because, if we don’t watch out, what these…

It’s a weird time to be alive. I guess time and life are always weird in one way or another,…

We had a exceptionally relaxing vacation in Scottsdale last week. I knew it was overdue, but man oh man, I…

I don’t know where I heard this metaphor about grief: that it’s like a ball in a box with a…

I’m a people-person. Basically, I like my fellow humans and, usually, I’m pretty good with them. I’m good at reading…

My first memory is of my father.  It was a little over a month before my third birthday.   He woke…

Several years ago, I wrote an affirmation to share on a Sunday morning. It’s still one of my favorites: Yes,…