Under my breath I whispered, "I cannot hand it over to you." Through soft tears, I spoke, "I cannot take away your pain." And, in my...

Do not mistake give in for give up. There can be a power in stopping resistance. For this reason, accepting what you cannot do leads you...

What if I were a monk? Maybe, instead of self-deprecation, I would congratulate myself for my two days spent doing nothing, going...

Sometimes I am shocked awake — soulfully connected to an electrified spirit that recognizes the sacredness of this thing we call life. In...

When cleaning the house with my husband yesterday, I paused and looked at him as he worked. After a few moments, I said, “Hey, babe. Do...

There was no shame in my family when I said I wanted to be a mechanic and also a ballerina. My parents taught me to not define ourselves...

Language frames perspective. It shapes how you view the world, how others view you, and how you view yourself.

Life can be a long, hard journey. If it is,  sport Colorful Shoes. With the view of a brighter shade, life is more possible.

Ah, an insatiable imagination is a double-edged sword.

Storytelling is a good shared recreation but can be the demise of the fool who  mistakes their own solitary tales and fancies to be...

The best way to dispel an erroneous rumor about yourself is to just act in a manner that proves its inaccuracy. Such a false claim will...

If you have a job, or If you get to live near your family, or If you have time off of work on this holiday, or If you have a home or...

My dog has all of his priorities straight... Love much, play hard, lean in, stay true, protect what you value, don't waste your food,...

Some seek constant happiness or contentment. Life does not allow for such constancy. Yet, one can attain peace at times of suffering or...

Independence and freedom are sacred -- not obtained or sustained without continuous effort and attention.

If we turn to God for intervention in our lives, we must be willing to invest our own effort and responsibility into that for which we...

To the genders who aren't represented, to the groups who are not heard, to those who have been violated, and to those who have not found...