Do you appreciate your troubles?

How do I raise my son if our lives are already predestined?

Is it really possible to belong?

I've noticed in my son a strong development of conscience over the last two years. I recognize in him many feelings of anguish that I...

It's easy to feel impatient, to fee like I am stagnant or moving backwards, when I recognize that the world doesn't change fast enough to...

Love does not change who we are, but rather it reveals how we can relate to another without pretense.

Flying a kite is an exercise in life: a balance in command and release, to give into the direction of the wind, to maintain enough...

Am I capable of all-encompassing, unconditional love?

Inspired by Baba Ram Dass... Sometimes we think we aren't good enough, and then we try to tell ourselves that yes, we are good enough....

If you have ever found yourself wondering about love on Valentine's Day, this one is for you.

I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. Today's prompt is Change. Ever since reading this quote by Baal Tem...

To me, Dr. Jaiya John's poetic proclamation "Daughter Drink This Water" read as an invitation to a celebration of womanhood, an embracing...

As many of you know, I've been working on developing story ideas for an Oxherd Boy picture book. One of my first ideas was one on self...

I've received a few messages asking to share more on certain themes that appear on this page. I'm always happy to chat individually, but...

You are beautiful... not just certain parts of you, the good parts, the parts you're proud of; but also the parts you seek to improve,...

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

I came across these quotes by Bob Dylan and Baba Ram Dass perhaps years apart, but some reflections on the human condition sound so...

Today's prompt is MUSIC. It bears reminding that each of us has a song in our hearts. It doesn’t have to be a happy song or any kind of...

Today's prompt is SEASONS, which brought to mind this quote, author unknown, about a season for all things in our lives, especially when...