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April 8, 2016

Parenting Like a Citizen

Written by Courtney E. Martin

We're confronted with choices of wanting to do what's best for our children and our communities. But sometimes they come into conflict with each other. What do we do then? Courtney Martin on the intersections of public and personal life as she makes school choices for her daughter.

April 7, 2016

Put On Your Own Mask First: The Safety of Self-Care

Written by Omid Safi

To put the children first is a parent's most basic instinct. But when does self-sacrifice become self-destruction? Omid Safi offers a new understanding of the importance of self-care.

April 6, 2016

Loaves and Fishes Are Not Dead

Written by Parker J. Palmer

A story of travel gone bad and the catalyst for generosity, sharing, and making good on circumstances beyond one's control.

April 1, 2016

The Price of Responding to the Social Media Signal

Written by Courtney E. Martin

The digital sphere is a frontier where we assert our identities, and, in times of trauma, express our grief. With an appeal to the humanity behind this instinct, Courtney Martin questions how our empathy might become more than performance.

March 29, 2016

Spring Is Mud and Miracle

Written by Parker J. Palmer

The beauty of spring is as much in its muddiness as in its blooms. An encouragement to revel in the dance of mess and lavishness in this most colorful season.

March 26, 2016

Happiness Is an Arm of Resilience

Written by Sharon Salzberg

Humility is a virtue, but denying ourselves the happiness we deserve can be a destructive habit. Sharon Salzberg with a reflection on the perils of self-deprecation, and how we might come to relish moments of joy, fully.

March 26, 2016

Reliquary: Histories Incarnate

Written by Martha Park

This year, Easter falls a week before the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. As we draw nearer to both, a writer revisits her family’s story of the night Dr. King was killed, forty-eight years ago.

March 25, 2016

Writing the Stepping Stone: Why You Haven’t Written Your Book Yet

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Being a published writer, especially of books, is a celebrated marker of accomplishment in our culture. But is it the only way to leave our mark? Courtney Martin with some helpful advice for the struggling writer, or for uncovering a better channel for our creative drive.

March 23, 2016

What We Need Is Here

Written by Parker J. Palmer

What we need is within us and between us. With Wendell Berry at his side, Parker Palmer on the amazing abundance of self and community, and identifying what each of us has to offer.

March 20, 2016

With Doubt, A Sense of Exclusion

Written by Sharon Salzberg

The value of doubt can be lost in a culture that puts us on a quest for certainty. Sharon Salzberg on the complex relationship between questioning and faith, and how they can lead to growth when put to skillful practice.

March 18, 2016

When Breath Becomes Air: The Perfect Book at the Perfect Time

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Paul Kalanithi's latest book spurs a pregnant mother to recognize the myth of meaning-making. Our columnist on reckoning with ambiguous endings, and the spectrum of imperfection on which we must all live and thrive.

March 17, 2016

Love Written in Morning Dew

Written by Omid Safi

The clock presses upon us and our families every day. A reminder that it's not the roses we should stop to smell, but the most tender gestures written in the morning's light.

March 15, 2016

The Wisdom of Shattering

Written by Kimberly Brunelle George

We often berate ourselves for letting go of challenges, but quitting isn't always a destructive reaction. A former gymnast learns that stopping in place allows us to heal, and is sometimes exactly what we need to move forward.

March 13, 2016

Some Things Just Hurt

Written by Sharon Salzberg

Working through discomfort doesn't mean denying our suffering. Instead, Sharon Salzberg suggests a better way to move forward: allowing ourselves to feel pain without judgment, and accepting the validity of our own emotions.

March 12, 2016

An Inclination Toward Warmhearted Inclusivity: How We View and Serve the Autism Community

Written by Chris Martin

Autism is often depicted in limited terms, as a social deficit. A poet who works with the autistic community learns a valuable lesson about a different way of seeing through an experience with a red-tailed hawk.

March 11, 2016

The Sacred Lessons in the Mess

Written by Courtney E. Martin

The things a parent is willing to do for, and put up with, her child is beyond comprehension. A thriving, non-religious mother talks meaningful about the spiritual experience of raising a child.

March 10, 2016

Love Someone Who Doesn’t Deserve It

Written by Omid Safi

Reflecting on a line from Wendell Berry, our columnist Omid Safi reflects on our collective worthiness for love and the gift we deserve regardless of our circumstances or stations in life.

March 9, 2016

Will Fascism Trump Democracy?

Written by Parker J. Palmer

The greatest threat to American democracy doesn't come from outside but from within. Parker Palmer serves up three traits to look for in a fascist leader — and words and a poem from Abraham Lincoln and W.H. Auden.

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