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Or, as it seems to me… A little over a week ago, my beloved cousin Virginia passed away, rather suddenly, and much too quickly for all of us. She wasn’t eating much, which concerned all of us and caused us to think the end might be near but not so near. One moment she was [...]

Or, as it seems to me…   It is the Sunday evening of a dreary, chill weekend, when all the world seemed cold and darkened, a world in grief. The wild portents of spring of a week or so ago have retreated; lost to the Queen of Winter who wants one more mad moment of [...]

These brothers are hunky, funny, and determined to keep their organic farm in the family for future generations.

Iyanla Vanzant reflects on being a ‘mean’ grandmother and what it can teach about the meaning of compassion.

This man met face to face with his son’s killer and decided the only thing he could do was to forgive him.

Bernie Siegel says forgiveness is a step on the path to freedom.

Mark Westley, a women’s basketball coach at Centralia College in Washington State, bears on his face and body the damage of a devastating fire from his childhood. Told he would never live a normal life, Mark, supported by a loving family, is now an inspiration for his students at Centralia College, Washington, and a man [...]

Arthur Caliandro uses the story of a stonecutter to illustrate the importance of persistence.

Thomas Moore explains that longing, desire, are attributes that connect us and help to make us human.

Sharon Salzberg thinks that an understanding of fearlessness comes when we learn how to be afraid.

After her mother died of a sudden heart attack, Audrey went to live with her grandmother in a small, impoverished, southern town–and that’s where her dream of becoming a doctor has taken wings.