My son likes to pay his respects at various temples we pass on the way to and from school. ⛩️ I think the rituals are fun for him, and he...

On a poetry kick 🥾 Antonio Machado's "Traveller, there is no path" ⁠ Traveller, the path is your tracks⁠ And nothing more.⁠ Traveller,...

Our experience with suffering is also one of our greatest gifts, the ability to empathize with the suffering of others.

"We think death will come later, but constant change (impermanence) is not later, it's right here. And so, studying constant change is...

"What can I say" by Mary Oliver has been sitting in my heart for a number of months. Read the full poem, and you will see why:⁠ ⁠ What...

I've been thinking about love recently, and how everyone feels loved in different ways. Some enjoy receiving tokens of affection like...

One of the inspirations for creating this webcomic was Charlie Mackesy and his words of affirmation and encouragement. This conversation...

Quote by Thich Nhat Hanh⁠

For a long time, and even now, I've been a problem-solving person of action. It's hard for me to see someone struggle if I think I can do...

I'm not sure who the author of this quote is, but it reminds me of the line from Semisonic's "Closing Time" -- which was the anthem to my...

These incredibly lovely words are by my friend Utkarsh Raj, whom I met through the Instagram account in its very earliest days. ⁠ ⁠ A...

New Year according to the Lunar calendar coincides with the arrival of spring, symbolizing hope, renewal, and rebirth. Among many...

Back to Winnie-the-Pooh and Benjamin Hoff's "Tao of Pooh," there's an amazing scene with Piglet and Pooh which perfectly sums up my own...

This original quote from Mark Coleman relates to the feeling of connectedness with nature, but it made me consider friendship in this...

I'm thinking about what personal habits to ⁠would be good to develop and set a positive tone for the day. This is one of them...

A little nod to one of my favorite scenes from Winnie-the-Pooh, where Piglet takes Pooh's paw and says, "I just wanted to be sure of...

"A flower does not compare itself to the one beside it, it simply blooms." - Sensei Ogui

There is a popular Chinese fable and proverb that every child learns at a young age, where a frog who, as the largest animal living at...

A bit of motivation for your Monday from Benjamin Hoff's "The Tao of Pooh." All we have are time and choices. No matter what we do,...

Do you have trouble letting go of your anxiety? I do. I'm a somewhat anxious person, especially in unfamiliar situations. I have to...