This week a close friend lost a nephew, another good friend started radiation treatments, and my job unexpectedly changed. As much as I...

If you could watch the soap opera of my life, you'd see I pretty much star in every scene and act as if the entire world revolves around...

According to Woody Allen, "80% of success is showing up." And in the contest of life, you have to be present to win. Take a moment to...

Growing up gay, the world wasn't always a safe place. As a survival skill, I learned to hide my true voice, blend in with the crowd, and...

As we turned the corner into a new month, February begins with the feast of St Brigid. With its origins in the Celtic festival of Imbolc,...

Last week I extolled the virtues of determination and discipline. This week I temper those words with humility and humor. Perfection is...

Too many options is not always a good thing. When I feel bored or stuck in a rut, I’m tempted to look for something new and exciting....

In the cartoons, enlightenment is depicted as climbing up a mountain and meeting the guru sitting at the top, who has the answers to...

No resolutions, no promises to eat healthier, no gym memberships.  This year I want to live in the present moment.  My goal is to be...

I started the year of mindfulness by focusing on the breath. Now on the last day of this year, I do the same. Every in breath is followed...

Have I mentioned my master’s degree is in theology? Sometimes I can’t help but talk about God. Incarnation simply means body and spirit,...

Solstice is one of the oldest known holidays in human history. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the turning point...

For Christians, these weeks in the liturgical calendar are called Advent. Advent means "coming" or "arrival." Many of us are waiting for...

Isn’t it ironic we spend the days of December frantically shopping for gifts and attending holiday parties exactly when our bodies hunger...

Gratitude is like a flashlight. It lights up what is already there. You don’t necessarily have anything more or different, but suddenly...

Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice an echo. Gratitude follows grace like...

In Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer explains, “Gratitude is so much more than a polite “thank you.” It is the thread that...

I'm about to tell you the key to happiness so listen carefully. Gratitude is a super power. It is the antidote to fear. Whenever my world...

Halloween is based on the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Samhain was the division of the year between the lighter half (summer) and...

Americans tend to idealize rugged individualism but the separate self is really an illusion. From before we are born until our last...