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I came back home from a difficult trip and the taxi driver shot a questioning glance at me: “Where do you live?” My answer came back fast like a trigger, “In my head most of the time, actually.” He looked … Continue reading →

When I was in grade school, we had margins on the left hand side of our notebook paper, a space deliberately left empty where we could not write. It seemed to have no purpose—just an empty space on the page. … Continue reading →

You feel it as soon as you wake up. Everything is changing, it is happening all around you, and it is happening too fast. The first reaction to this new situation is to panic, and then that moment leads to … Continue reading →

I was teaching a class on life writing when we stumbled upon the idea of writing our lives as a spiritual journey. The students were interested. They cared about living a meaningful life that connected with the discovery of their … Continue reading →

I was walking the path to the temple in the middle of the winter. The old barn, painted deep red, was now a warm meditation center. After I arrived to the meditation hall, I approached the Zen teacher and I … Continue reading →

A friend who recently recovered from a life threatening illness consulted with me about starting a new, challenging project at work. I tried to reassure her: “You are coming back after months of hard physical and spiritual work. Are you … Continue reading →

At work or at school, perhaps even at home, there may be someone who you have a misunderstanding with. Things get a bit awkward, to say the least, when you are around one another. There isn’t much to talk about. … Continue reading →

You have been working hard all week. The weekend arrives and you see it as an opportunity to keep on working, a way of getting ahead of yourself, already anticipating next week’s tasks. How often do you stop to honor … Continue reading →