“Who do you think you are?”   Most of us have heard those words at least once, usually from someone who thought we had forgotten our

We spend much of life evaluating what is outside us.   Was that decision wise? Is this relationship healthy? Am I using my time well? What

There are plenty of things we are told not to trust as we grow older. Our balance. Our night vision. Our hearing. Our memory

We are very good at noticing differences.   Age. Religion. Politics. Education. Where someone lives. How they speak. What they believe. We form impressions of one

We readily offer help to those we love, yet often resist it ourselves. How can we accept assistance without feeling that we have surrendered

Every night, we do something rather extraordinary.   We lie down, close our eyes and surrender consciousness.   For the next several hours, we stop keeping watch. We

Before going to sleep, take another look at the day you just lived. Across spiritual traditions, practices of self-examination ask us to notice our

September has a sound.   There are fewer cicadas at night. Some birds leave while others pass through on their way south. Leaves begin to dry,