My morning reading was this story in Mark Nepo's book, "The Book of Awakening." There are many ways to navigate the bitterness of life and I enjoyed this tale. One way to "be the lake" is by serving others. Look toward helping someone else today or meeting a friend for lunch and listening, just listening to them. An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master instructed the u

I was just scrolling through Instagram and seeing all these artists making art very quickly—very pretty—and it made me realize that the goal for me cannot be to finish something and make it pretty. Letting three harmonious colors pour together on a flat surface and react to gravity can make something pretty. Running a textured brush through wet paint can make something beautiful. It’s actually very easy and quick to make something pretty. Three different strokes of paint on a

A traveler arrived at the banks of a wide and winding river, eager to reach the great city beyond. There, waiting at the dock, was an old...

I had a memory return earlier this year: as a child, I loved sitting with the neighborhood kids and telling stories. I remembered that I...