I have been studying gratitude a long time. I have talked with an Air Force Colonel, a Cirque Du Soleil performer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times bestselling author, professors, yogis, community activists, labor organizers, tho...

“Everything is gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefulness, and gratefulness is a measure of our aliveness.” ~ Brother David Steindal-Rast Read the article in the @elephantjournal...

Dear Dr. Steedly, Belatedly, I thank you for your generous letter, and, more than that, for the opportunity to read your beautiful, scholarly dissertation. It is not only the overlap of our commitments. It is the authenticity of your "class notes"...

Years ago, I took a writing class with Martha Beck, “Writing Into The Light.” In the course, we were asked to write a letter to ourself from the perspective of our guardian angel. I loved the assignment. I loved the idea that we have guardian ang...