"Emotions travel together – if we reject grief, we lose joy...” - Michael Meade - For Joye First the title popped into my head. Then I...

“Envision coming upon two conflicting parts of yourself while walking down the street. Extend your arms in welcome, encircling them both....

“Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.” - Fred Rogers, a.k.a. Mr. Rogers - I have heard from several friends this...

“We must risk delight . . . We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.” - Jack Gilbert,...

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” - Ansel...

“It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” - Mary Oliver - Sadness has been the air I’ve been...

When my friend Cinda handed me this shell, she said, "This is a reminder for you to stay open to possibilities." How had she known I...

" . . . Be kind, but be fierce. You are needed now more than ever before . . ." —Winston Churchill. I am not feeling particularly calm...

I am short on words today after handing in The Book of Calm manuscript to my publisher this week, and am sharing others' words to express...

Here it is, the first day of the last month of 2016. November disappeared while I finished the first draft of my book while attempting to...