I want to argue in defense of breaking. Sometimes life is hard and the glass of which we are made refuses to be malleable, even under intense heat. We keep our form, holding on to the shape of what is like our lives depend on it, finding survival in ...

I need advice. I seek second opinions. I ask questions. In general, I do not think these are negative traits. I like the concept of due diligence in all things. My researcher’s mind feeds on information. This often serves me well. (I guard against ...

Who sees all beings in his own Self and his own Self in all beings, loses all fear. The Isa Upanishad We are living in a fearful time.  It is hard – right here, right now – to see ourselves in one another. Isolation. Fear. Anger. ...

I sometimes ask myself if I truly want to be one with life – to feel things fully and completely – especially in moments of fear, doubt, and pain.  This is an honest question.  In a world that values anesthesia, speed, celebrity, ...