Flooding is a therapy intervention whereby a therapist helps a patient confront their fears. They will attempt to expose someone to what...

In the last 6 months, I made a big career transition. I took a sensational 90% pay cut to go and do more interesting work that I really...

What if the secret to good living is to find or create splendor and surprise in the small moments and corners of our days? All typography...

I have tried to come up with all sorts of metaphors for what may be standing in the way of people wanting or being able to change....

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Thanks to Ted, I recently was introduced to Stewart Brand -- the famed environmentalist and futurist. Listening to him and reading about...

Yes, you are probably deducting that I love the word holy. For me, the spiritual context is huge but beyond my love for Jesus, I find the...

I have a longstanding and loving history with this blessed condition called body dysmorphia. She is like an evil friend that continues to...

These words continue to come to me. I had to pull out my tattered copy of 100 Rad Virtues to see how I have written about them in the...

I love the word grace. For me, it is hard to describe in words. What does it mean to be full of grace? I am not impressed with any of the...

This is month two of experimenting with praying the Liturgy of the Hours. This is a beautiful and ancient tradition for Catholics. While...

I don't even know where to start with my holiday feels. In short, I don't love the holidays for two reasons: the best moments of our...

I do an exceptionally shitty job of acknowledging...like really acknowledging the rising or setting of the sun every day. It is wild to...

Who and what turns your sorrows into joys? Who and what have rescued you from yourself? Reach out to those people. Do those things. I am...

As the Thanksgiving holiday ends, I love the idea of reflecting on our lives and our year, that is almost over, as if we were beautiful...

What can I do today to make my day better? What can I do to help a friend or family member in need? What am I in control of right this...

I have a hypothesis that some people were born stoked, others need a little help getting and staying stoked and some choose not to be...

Dear Universe, Today, help me to be human that doesn't waver. Like a flag that stops blowing in the wind. Like a leaf on your driveway...

Dear God, Thanks for waiting for me to get my act together. Thanks for being such a loyal friend. Thanks for being there for my...

I have told countless teens that I don't care if they don't like to write. I have pleaded with them to give writing a chance or even a...