Some fears are realistic; others are imaginary and insurmountable creations, fabrications of “free-floating hyperactivity of the mind.”
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The galaxy of your inner life is as rich as the sky, as deep as the universe. Parker Palmer shares a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.
There is great hope in the public revelation of truths and microaggressions previously too subtle to name.
For those who are starting to forget the feeling of home, Junot Díaz’s debut children’s book can offer some comfort: “You might not remember the Island but it remembers you.”
A reflection on living and aging through the poetry of Mary Oliver.
“Emerging from depression — “healing” if you will — doesn’t mean leaving darkness behind. It means being aware and whole enough to accept dark months and dark times as expressions of human vitality.” Krista Tippett on understanding the lingering vestiges of her depression.
The food of our old family traditions can take on new dimensions, as we return to the recipes — and the memories they carry.
From #metoo to Black Lives Matter, what does deep healing — and sincere, honest reconciliation — look like? It's time to make space for soul work; for reparations; for ritual.
Depression has a profound spiritual effect that is difficult to speak about and can often only be traced years onward. Krista Tippett reflects on her own experience with clinical depression and what she's learned from others who have lived through its darkness.
When mornings and evenings roll along, watch how they open and close, how they invite you to the long party that your life is.
A story about love, loss, and surprise in a small town church about the extraordinary things that can happen when we step outside our familiar social circles — and ourselves.
We don’t have to wait for death to approach to liberate ourselves from hatred. We can begin by asking ourselves, have I loved enough — within myself, within my house, beyond my doors, and into the world?
As spring approaches — a reminder to open the love letters that nature sends us — in every season.
Social media gets a bad rap for perpetuating vitriol and echo chambers, but it can also be an platform for our common and civic life — helping us understand people with different backgrounds and opinions, while also allowing us to create communities of our own.
In a plot of grass, behind a bar on Payne, right off Maryland Avenue on the east side of St. Paul there was once a blue house that I loved.
New research reveals that trauma experienced in childhood has longterm damaging effects on quality of life and lifespan. But the same research shows that adults play a critical role in helping children overcome this damage.
The marrow of our existence — that deep understanding and commitment to tenderness — is just as important as the rituals, traditions, and ideologies that structure our lives.
A reminder for beauty and gratitude in a time when gun violence is at the heart of our public consciousness.
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