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...

“If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family.” Mother Teresa I love meeting new people. I especially...

I love the word forward. Regardless of where we came from or what happened yesterday or decades ago -- as long as we wake up tomorrow --...

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...

Today is a big day for me. It is the first day in 24+ years that I haven't been employed by a big company with compensation and benefits...

The more time I spend time with humans who have no filter and a developing brain [I mean...the ultimate beautiful combination] the more I...

Anyone need a day to rest with a lantern? I dare you to experiment with honest answers to the familiar how are you question. A few...

I finally started a book that has been on my bucket list since it came out in 2019. Forever Christ was written by my Franciscan...

Since Eddie's death by suicide in 2014, I have felt an odd and relentless calling to talk and pray to people who have died by suicide....

I want to propose a new syndrome called Restless Adulting Syndrome (RAS). You know kind of like restless leg syndrome (RLS) where there...

Your public service announcement for today. XOXO Life may be complicated, but art is beautiful.

Florence & The Machine is one of my favorite bands. Florence's song writing and music videos give me so much joy. Her latest album...

God gave us quite the daughter. She was born with a precious button nose and big brown saucer eyes in Heidelberg Germany. As a baby, you...

Loneliness and sadness, with a side dish of depression and anxiety, seem to be conditions we have come to accept in this hyper connected...

Dear Jesus, Thanks for making me a little irregular. I trust you made us all a little irregular for good reason. But seriously, my...