Not because the metaphor was clever. Because it was literal: chain-link, mylar blankets, concrete floors, fluorescent lights that never go off, and crying babies in the background. Children processed ...

A giant among men, who worked for the advancement of all kinds of US in the rainbow of humanity. Flawed, charismatic, a man of action and a changemaker, he paved the way for President Obama and ...

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Nietzsche once wrote that “He who battles with monsters should take care lest he become a monster, for when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you.” And seldom have those words rung ...

To the one who stayed too long—in the job, the relationship, the collaboration, or the season that kept whispering it’s time to go. You knew it before you named it. Your body spoke first—in tension, ...

There’s a lot of people defending the indefensible with lies and half-truths. So, let’s go over the basics. Are you, too, surrounded by people spouting lies and normalized half-truths? Then this handy ...

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Relationships do need give and take, but all I was seeing was a giver and a taker and it wasn’t vice versa. I wasn’t seeing effort being reciprocated at all. So no, I wasn’t sure how it would work. In ...

Faster than the body. Faster than meaning. Faster than intention. People talk about reach and numbers. They talk about influence. But they rarely talk about what happens once your words leave you and ...

Waylon catches up with one of our favorite guests: mindful meditator, sangha friend, and feng shui expert Anjie Cho. They discuss how hard last year was, the Year of the Yin Wood Snake, what we should ...

A few days ago, Molly—one of Elephant’s editors, who is based in Minneapolis—posted a question on Instagram that struck a chord with me: “Life isn’t okay right now, and it’s hard to share ‘normal’ ...

In American culture, much of our identity is tied to our work. What we are doing. What we have done. I recently retired. Who am I now? Should I simply forget and move on? Probably best to remember ...