The human soul is a thing to name and celebrate, no matter how we understand its fickle, mysterious nature.
Parker J. Palmer
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A poem to honor the commonalities that run deeper than our cultural divides — from the San Francisco of the Beat Generation to a modest dive on the Jersey Shore.
A loving ode to ancestral land — and to the body of the earth from which we all come and to which we all return.
Parker finds comfort in a poem from Carrie Newcomer — on learning how to occupy our space in the world with the wholeness and grace of trees.
A blessing and a challenge for the holidays: to keep a spirit of gratitude and giving no matter the season.
The depth of understanding that diversity can bring is rooted in each of our commitment to never forget our own, small contribution to the world.
To age with grace and humor is to be continually open to the wonder, mystery, and difficulty of our world.
Aided by Hafiz, Parker Palmer reminds us that the inner life does not have to be a somber one, but a life rich with experience.
A serendipitous typo inspires our columnist Parker Palmer to come up with a list of five "revolutions" for the New Year, resolutions to counteract grim realities in order to regain our humanity in 2016.
Reflections, recalibrations, and resources to help us temper our anger, and find space for a constructive, healing civic life.
As you read this poem, Parker Palmer asks us to ponder a simple question: "How, then, shall I live?"
Whether you're inwardly or outwardly lost, there's an alternative to panicking. Advice on how to find where you are with a David Wagoner poem.
More than 50 years ago, Thomas Merton warned that the pressure of modern life might distract us from the wisdom that makes work fruitful.
A tribute to the children and adults who died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School honored with a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. A list we must return to and remember out of love and hope for a safer world.
Cynicism beckons to us with ease at times. But how do we remain open to the good within and around us? A reminder to keep hope alive when the demon inside us bites down. And, lyrical lines from Mary Oliver!
Violence is what happens when we don’t know what else to do with our suffering. But how do we turn the power of suffering toward new life? It depends on our willingness to exercise our hearts so that when suffering strikes, they are suppler and more able to break open to new life.
Father's Day is just around the corner in the U.S. Parker Palmer shares some of his dad's most humorous gems and a poem by Dana Gioia to celebrate all the men in our lives.
Our columnist ponders the resurrection that takes place under the most destructive circumstances and the "vast web of life in which body and spirit are one."
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