After a medical condition changed the way he observes Ramadan, Omid reflects on what he misses about the embodied experience of the fast — and the inner, spiritual fast he takes on now to live out the holy season.
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The poet's grounded counsel on living a life of generosity and integrity — and a touch of healthy rebelliousness.
June 5, 2017
The Shape of Totalitarianism and the Meaning of Exile: Three Lessons from Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt's experience as a refugee during the Nazi regime, and the powerful lessons it has for our time.
Acknowledging the limits of our own experience, and the spiritual challenge of building deep relationships with those outside our cultural comfort zones.
Sometimes we need to trick our hearts to make great art — and do the things that most scare us.
After a meditative walk through a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, a reflection on recognizing the paths we're on as a spiritual destination.
Love and gratitude can be daring, disruptive acts in a world that insists on conflict and endless craving.
To live fully and well, we need diversity — in nature and in our lives together.
A reflection on the emotional drain of civil conversation, and how we can reframe our thinking to see the best in each other — even those we deeply disagree with.
Inspired by the quiet eloquence of Hafez and Naomi Shihab Nye, Parker puts forth an appeal for the deliberate, loving care that public life requires of us in these times.
There’s no such thing as finding belonging too late. In mid-life, a writer delves into the stories and traditions of her Jewish heritage, and discovers a sense of kinship more extensive and profound than any she’d experienced before.
A lack of intimate friendships doesn’t just lead to loneliness; it can negatively impact your health, too. Courtney Martin on the particular importance of meaningful relationships between men — and how it can add a few years to men’s lives, to boot.
We often speak about how best to heal the world around us, but it's also essential to nurture ourselves. A reflection on self-care as a crucial part of healing one another.
Parker takes up Jane Kenyon's gentle challenge: trust in the natural cycles of light and dark, waking and sleep, life and life's end.
Literature has the unique power to make us feel less alone in the world by elevating our deepest stories and connecting us beyond the divides of time, space, and politics.
A balm for burnout: self-love and a guided meditation to empower us to take a stand — literally — for our own right to be happy and whole.
Parenting is a joy and a gift — but we should also give parents space to acknowledge the lost freedoms of youth that they miss. Courtney looks wistfully back to what life was like before her daughters, alongside the huge love and gratitude she feels for motherhood.
Heartened by the resilience of nature, Omid reflects on our own capacity to soften and grow, even from the hardest places.
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