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We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.  Anaïs Nin About forty years ago I had a quick conversation with a friend.  He...

"Daddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat, "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his...

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies...Abraham Lincoln. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not...

For each event, use mindfulness, a sense of common humanity, and kindness to process the event in a self-compassionate way. Dr. Kristin...

“The practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you're not alone.” — Rick Rubin, author of The Creative Act: A Way of...

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa An acquaintance’s obituary was published...

"You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice."  Bob Marley, singer Last week we were visiting with some...

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, first black woman in congress A...

There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion. Matthieu Ricard A couple of months...

“Mythology is to relate found truth to the living of a life.” ― Joseph Campbell, The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work...

Let our New Year’s resolution be this: We will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. —...

“We wait for the new year to appear to us like the hopeful sun bringing aspiring light to an eager world” Munia Khan, poet, writer...

“Look, you want to know what marriage is really like? Fine. You wake up, she's there. You come back from work, she's there. You fall...

Let us temper our criticism with kindness. None of us comes fully equipped. Carl Sagan Two of our granddaughters recently spent the...

“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” ― Dr. Christopher Germer,...

The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It will transcend a personal God and avoid dogma and theology. Energy cannot be...

Life is an adventure in forgiveness. American author, Norman Cousins I can't remember what started the conversation as John and I were...

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. Epicurus Unless there is some time for being together psychologically -...

The idea is that if you practice the Naikan part of Constructive Living, life becomes a series of small miracles, and you may start to...

"The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real." Victor Hugo If you want a little psychological...