I once spent an entire Sunday afternoon trying to meditate my way into enlightenment. Picture this: me,… Read More
I once found myself in a crowded airport, hungry and sleep-deprived, the kind of tired that makes… Read More
I once tried to impress someone by pretending I had my life together. Spoiler alert: it didn’t… Read More
I once found myself wedged between two fervent street preachers on a New York subway, each extolling… Read More
I once sat through a meditation retreat, lured by the promise of enlightenment through pithy parables and… Read More
I once tried to practice compassion in a relationship by baking a loaf of bread, thinking it… Read More
I remember the day I first tried to embrace the so-called “slow living” philosophy. It was a… Read More
I once found myself nodding vigorously during a conversation with my neighbor, a retired schoolteacher with a… Read More
I was standing in my living room one day, surrounded by mountains of stuff I didn’t even… Read More
I once found myself sitting across from a well-meaning couple at a dinner party, sipping lukewarm coffee… Read More