“Nothing is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Every era has its blind spots. Ours, however, shows an uncanny ability for avoiding the light. The truth of King's warning shows up everywhere — not only in
A response to “The Shadow of Fear: Why Men Go Missing in Spiritual Conversations.” When we published our article on men and their fears, it struck a chord. Among the responses was one that felt deeply personal yet broadly representative of what many wrestle with in
A Bit of Fading One of our readers sent us a quiet, luminous poem after reading our recent article The Gift of Growing Smaller: Ego and Aging as Spiritual Practice. She titled her piece A Bit of Fading—and in just a few lines, she captured something
From the Circle: Inside the Conversation — A response to “On Nourishment.” One reader offered a reflection that feels both deeply personal and widely recognizable: “At this stage of my life, what nourishes me is time. Time that for decades was doled out so sparingly
Let’s be honest: aging was supposed to come with some perks. We were promised senior discounts, sensible shoes, and the right to narrate Thanksgiving like it’s a documentary. What we weren’t prepared for was how hard it would be to find our glasses… while wearing
How Loving Kindness and Insight Can Illuminate Life's Journey Aging is often a reckoning. The ambitions that once drove us gradually give way to softer, more profound questions: What truly matters? How do we carry the inevitable losses with grace? How do we live fully in
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