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June 11, 2018

Beneath the Mask of Toughness: What I Lost on the Wrestling Mat

Written by Michael Copperman

“For a long time, I thought wrestling had changed me. Yet wrestling did not erase my fear — it only made my body stronger, more the equal of my heart.” A former wrestler reflects on the strength the sport was able to give him — and the courage he discovered he had carried inside all along.

June 8, 2018

All My Life, I’ve Imagined Myself in Paintings

Written by Anya Jaremko-Greenwold

From a young age, writer Anya Jaremko-Greenwold imagined herself inside paintings: “It didn’t so much matter whether the artist had invited any visitors — if no human figures stalked the work, so much the better. I’d have the place to myself.” On art appreciation as a worldview and an inheritance — in all of its beauty and consequence.

June 7, 2018

The Problem with Simplicity

Written by Miguel Clark Mallet

As a culture, we celebrate simplicity and its convenience. But the truth is always more complex, embedded in larger systems and worlds. Miguel Clark Mallet on the possibilities that open up when we accept the value of complexity.

June 6, 2018

We Are Stories and Stardust

Written by Clare Mulvany

In today’s polarized political climate, the idea of changing a mind or a heart feels impossible. Clare Mulvany reflects on what it means to be open to the possibility of great change in yourself — and in others.

June 5, 2018

Do Not Judge Yourself for Being Anxious

Written by Sharon Salzberg

Mindfulness and deep breathing may not cure anxiety, but they can be easy and quick practices to ground yourself — especially in situations and environments outside of your control.

June 1, 2018

‘Boyhood’ and the Grief of Lost Time

Written by Kristin Lin

Young adulthood is often the first time when we experience the grief of lost time. Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is a stoic tribute to the beauty and levity of each quiet moment of our formation.

May 31, 2018

Removing the Mask of Motherhood

Written by Dominique Matti

Has motherhood swallowed me whole or have I been burying myself in it?

May 29, 2018

That Time I Ran for President of the United States

Written by Parker J. Palmer

Fragility and vulnerability are rare qualities in today’s political climate. But perhaps that — above all else — is what connects us to each other.

May 25, 2018

Three Pieces of Advice for the Creative Life

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Courtney Martin examines the "tragic gaps" in the creative life — between our hard realities and what we dream is possible.

May 25, 2018

I’m a Disabled Woman Who Wants to See More Literary Characters Like Me

Written by Marian Ryan

It’s difficult to find examples of nuanced disabled characters in literature. Marian Ryan writes about her experience becoming disabled in middle age and her search to find someone like herself in the world of books and movies around her.

May 24, 2018

In a Family, We Raise Each Other

Written by Kao Kalia Yang

Kao Kalia Yang reflects on how caring for her younger siblings has taught her about "life's possibilities and the different pathways that people can take into the road of tomorrow."

May 23, 2018

Our Elders Didn’t Fail Us

Written by Lucas Johnson

The change we work to affect is an intergenerational pursuit — one that calls us to courage, commitment, and community with one another, as well as those who came before us. Lucas Johnson honors the radical hope of the leaders of the black freedom struggle.

May 22, 2018

First Jewish, Then Nothing, Now Something: My Unexpected Return to Spiritual Life

Written by David Baker

After a life of straying from the spiritual background of his childhood, David Baker finds himself wandering back into questions and mystery.

May 21, 2018

Happiness Is a Hard and Joyous Path

Written by Parker J. Palmer

To age with grace and humor is to be continually open to the wonder, mystery, and difficulty of our world.

May 17, 2018

Standing in the Shadow of Hope

Written by Austin Channing Brown

Love requires a continued commitment to justice for all. Austin Channing Brown on the responsibility to carry our hope with a deep understanding of justice.

May 16, 2018

No Painless Way Through Life Exists

Written by Miguel Clark Mallet

We may have no control over the wild, unpredictable world that we live in, but we do have control over how we choose to live our lives: to offer compassion, to pursue justice, to love and be loved.

May 15, 2018

Goodbye, Breastfeeding

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Courtney Martin reflects on the end of five years of breastfeeding her daughters, and the wisdom and the weirdness of the body.

May 14, 2018

We Survive by Telling Stories

Written by Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros

Generational storytelling is a history book. It’s a catalogue of all the places we have been. It is a book entrusted to its people to ensure they are not forgotten.

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