The Christmas trees of my childhood were spindly affairs,purchased at a local tree lot and dragged home on the roof of the car, already shedding needles. They perched in a corner of the living room, listing slightly, blazing with the…
As we’ve learned this past month, we all live in bubbles. We bounce around through our daily lives cushioned within shimmering, distorting spheres that separate us from one another in ways we may not even be aware of. We cope with the rocket-paced onslaught…
If you haven’t seen or heard this yet, please don’t miss it! Watching lies become the truth in this year’s election. And a few people who try to bridge the gap between the way the two sides see the facts. via…
Wait — you don’t talk to your brain? Are you sure? I mean, when you say things to yourself, often rather harsh things like, “Seriously? This is the third time today you’ve lost your phone,” who are you talking to? Your immediate…
We live in a culture besotted with doing. We are devoted to breathless, full-tilt busy-ness. If we meditate, we justify it by pointing out how much more productive our practice makes us: it’s okay if we sit still for ten minutes in the…