In my early thirties I was commuting 3 hours a day to work. I was a newly hired tenure-track professor in School Psychology, preparing and teaching all new courses, and trying to publish in order to get tenureship…
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Life has been feeling like a lot, hasn’t it? There’s so much going on in our cities, states, and countries. We are feeling the pain of countries on the other side of this planet we are all living on. It’s a lot, probably too much for anyone to take in.
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It's a Sunday morning. The sun is just pushing its way up above leaf-filled trees. My fingers are sore and sweaty. A cool-for-late-June-in-Minnesota breeze kisses my face (thank you, wind!)…
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This week, Crystal met with Spoken Word artist Kenneth Woods, chemist- turned-poet. Kenneth wrote his first poem out of heartbreak. Although he hated writing when he was a kid in school, he always had a love for words…
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“I’ve come to understand the concepts of penance and sacrifice as acts of love and compassion.” One man shares his understanding on the significance of giving up things that matter during lent.
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I was lucky enough to have a deep conversation with Youske Eto, a hospice social worker in Oregon and faculty member of the Authentic Presence program.
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Beyond teaching me to have fun for its experience, Twig and Cash were always present during our time together.
Nothing prepared us for Michael’s death, but his life prepared us for living in the world of possibility.
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We are wired to connect with others. But then when we are exposed to visible signs of others’ suffering, why do we tend to harden our hearts and become cold and indifferent?
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