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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A KEY POINT MISSING: In Tibetan culture, it is common to see the old grandparents not only give a pop kiss to the small children, but also give a small candy or piece of food to children from their ...

We get older. We watch those in our lives get older. People come in and out of our lives. We have a front row seat to the miracle of new life as family and friends have children. We watch them grow up ...

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I used to believe there was something extremely special about the New Year. For me, January 1st marked a new beginning—a whole separate transformation. I prepared for this big event by making lists, ...

Lives just below the surface.

We don’t get to choose grief. We don’t know how or when it strikes. Who or what we’ll lose. It descends upon us all at once, and it never quite leaves. Whoever has endured loss knows that we don’t ...

According to Ayurvedic guru David Frawley, “Ojas is not a physical substance, but the sap of our life energy that exists on a subtle level in the body.” Ojas, described as our life force, is an ...

I’ve struggled to find the words this week. To find the balance between blind rage and constructive communication. To understand why I feel the need to find that balance at all. Racism isn’t new to me ...