The Lesson of Water

Life is shaped by moments of great difficulty.   One of the central tenets of Buddhism puts it this way:  Life is marked by suffering, and that suffering is inevitable.   This perspective may seem bleak, but growth happens out of difficulty and suffering. Here we are...

Finding Fellowship

  Humans are social creatures.  We seek out relationships with others to shape our lives through love, belonging, empathy, compassion, and value.  But many people feel lonely and socially isolated, which are frequently linked to serious health conditions.   Matter of...

The Certainty of Change I am a creature of habit.   I like my routines with the set quality of certainty sketched into a daily schedule.    Such habits create a bit of order against the backdrop of a day that has yet to unfold—a little like the comfort of buoys...