Responsible Language
According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, the etymological root of ‘responsible’ is the Latin respondere, to respond. As a verb, ‘to...
Rooted in Our Own Identity
“Be yourself; everyone else is taken.” — Oscar Wilde I often write about stories in this blog, how stories of the past can seep into the...
Paradox 101
“A paradox is not a conflict within reality. It is a conflict between reality and your feelings of what reality should be like.” —...
The Grace of Acknowledgment
“We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us that they may see, it may be, their own images, and so live for a...
Poetry, the Brain and Staying Sane
“Only one thing is necessary to write poetry: everything.” — spoken by the character Atillio in the film The Tiger and the Snow (Roberto...
Story and Well-being
“We humans have a clear preference to create and tell stories, and narrative integration is the weaving of facts and felt experiences of...