I wonder how many of our thoughts stretch far outside the moment we are in. Like busy bees, arranging, working, planning, and never...

“The eye is the lamp of the body,” we are told in whispers over soft bedtime light. The meaning behind these words often indicates the...

Are our memories from infanthood and childhood our own, or merely reflections of stories retold to us by our parents in later years? This...

The concept of death, complete no-more-ness has haunted me for as long as I can remember. Of course, I was taught that we are each...

There is one significant human trait that I think many other good traits trace back to. Authenticity, kindness, bravery, passion, joy,...

Many of us walk around with a hefty chip on or shoulders and noses in the air, using our confidence as an excuse to withhold the respect...

Religion bore me, raised me, bathed me in its bliss of assurance and terror of significance, and gently tucked me in a dark room with...

One of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver, once wrote, “In this universe, we are given two gifts: the ability to love, and the ability to ask...