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Fragility and vulnerability are rare qualities in today’s political climate. But perhaps that — above all else — is what connects us to each other.
To age with grace and humor is to be continually open to the wonder, mystery, and difficulty of our world.
Life is complexity and mystery; so is the poetry and beauty we find in it.
The constant and unrelenting motion of life can make us forget to notice the richness of stillness, of pause. A poem from Pablo Neruda to help you remember.
The galaxy of your inner life is as rich as the sky, as deep as the universe. Parker Palmer shares a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.
A reflection on living and aging through the poetry of Mary Oliver.
When mornings and evenings roll along, watch how they open and close, how they invite you to the long party that your life is.
A reminder for beauty and gratitude in a time when gun violence is at the heart of our public consciousness.
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.
In times of anxiety, distraction, and dissonance, it can take courage to turn away — to ground yourself in the focused anger needed to bring about change.
Let us think of love more expansively and celebrate the very act of loving — for its power to connect us with each other, to the world, to God.
There is joy in seeking out the boundless newness of the world. To embrace this is to welcome the uncertain, the mysterious, the unknowable — whether you are in the spring of youth or the sunset of seniority.
For Black History Month, Parker Palmer commemorates Rosa Parks’s courageous act of civil disobedience and the great change that can come from resisting one’s own diminishment.
Can we stop trying to fool each other and start telling the truth, “lest the parade of our mutual life get lost in the dark?”
Gentle guidance for how to write — or simply to stay centered in our lives — from the poet Wendell Berry.
A poem from Mary Oliver transforms the depths of winter into wonder at its otherworldly beauty.
John O’Donohue with a gift for the tired soul. A poem on slowing down until our strength to move forward returns to us.
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