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On a recent flight, I watched a mother across the aisle play peek-a-boo with her small son while next to me a grown man in a VR headset spent six hours ascending the levels of a video game. It occurred to me that what I was doing between them — reading — was also a…

“There is only one solitude, and it is large and not easy to bear… People are drawn to the easy and to the easiest side of the easy. But it is clear that we must hold ourselves to the difficult.” “You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is…

Sometimes the most healing words are not spoken but heard. When fathers listen without explaining themselves, old wounds begin to soften, and there is hope for a new beginning. Share this… Linkedin Facebook Twitter

Why do the albums Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head still resonate? Because of their uncertainty, longing, and unfinished stories. Share this… Linkedin Facebook Twitter

Minimalism is all about removing things that remove you from your life and you need a minimalist mindset to do that well. A minimalist mindset allows you to define what enough means to you and to decide… The post How to Develop a Minimalist Mindset and Live With Less Crap appeared first on Be More…

The path to a more meaningful life may begin with a simple question: How can I be of service? Science suggests the benefits flow both ways. Share this… Linkedin Facebook Twitter

There’s a lot to be said for living more in the “now.” A present-oriented state of mind offers numerous benefits, such as access to a joyful flow state. Share this… Linkedin Facebook Twitter

When therapy pathologizes what clients experience as spiritual. Share this… Linkedin Facebook Twitter

“Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world.” I lost my darling friend Emily Levine (October 23, 1944–February 3, 2019) just as Figuring, in which she rightly occupies the first line of the acknowledgements, was being released. The book would not have existed without her, nor would The Universe in Verse…

In times of tight budgets, state governments usually cut spending.  Whether the tight budget was self-inflicted or not. One common “cost savings” approach is to fire state workers and eliminate positions; another is privatization of such things as prisons and school busing. The reasons given for privatizing are usually intended to seem reasonable. Privatizing is…