A single fall can change the course of an older person's life. That was the sobering conclusion of a study published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Researchers followed 2,454 adults age 65 and older for two years and found that
Why the search for the sacred may be more deeply human than we think “Spirituality is an inborn human capacity.” — Lisa Miller For years now, headlines have told a familiar story: Americans are leaving organized religion. Church membership has declined. Congregations have aged. Yet the deeper spiritual
We move through much of life by filling in what we do not know. A pause in conversation. A tone we didn’t expect. A silence that feels pointed. Without much effort, the mind supplies meaning—often before we realize it has done so. Sunday’s reflection on the third of The Four
The discipline of noticing what the world misses Every wisdom tradition begins here—with seeing what others overlook. Whether it’s the whisper to Elijah, the quiet breath of mindfulness, or the Tao flowing through the smallest things, each teaches the same truth: what is unseen often carries
Aging from the Inside Out: Overcoming the Ego as a Key Obstacle In recent decades, depth psychologists and authors such as Connie Zweig, a leading expert on transitions in mid and later life, have focused on the experience of aging from within. They recognize the psychological