A challenge for when I have feelings of hate

Why do I fail to love?

What do I wish most to leave behind?

Is it really possible to belong?

How do we recommit ourselves to love after suffering?

There's a Zen perspective that even if there is an eternal afterlife either in Heaven or in Hell, by attaining enlightenment in our lifetime here on earth, we could be doomed to Hell and still be able to make it Heaven. How?

Albert Camus said, "Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is." There is always something else to do, some other way to act or talk or dress or think, that we struggle with in order to be "better." So isn't it funny that we have such impossible standards for ourselves and a completely different standard for animals -- like dogs, for instance -- a standard that is based on universal generosity?

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

Flashback to when the boy meets the rabbit. This is one relationship story I'm so excited to explore in a children's book someday. It has a bit of frustration and fear, a bit of uncertainty, and a bit of humor all rolled into one. I'm not sure when I'll write it, but it's my husband's favorite of all the Oxherd Boy stories for kids so far.⁠ For me, this comic speaks of the ego as it develops naturally, as a means to protect itself against pain. Reflecting on my own experience

From James Baldwin's collaborative book of essays with Richard Avedon's photography, "Nothing Personal," comes a timeless message that...

Am I capable of all-encompassing, unconditional love?

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

Introducing an adult character, the Boy's grandfather, who I imagine has been a big influence in his life and contributes much to the...

I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. The prompt for this comic is FOOD. Fitting for Thanksgiving, Proverbs...

"Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every...

Inspired by Saint Teresa of Avila⁠, "The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to...

To me, Dr. Jaiya John's poetic proclamation "Daughter Drink This Water" read as an invitation to a celebration of womanhood, an embracing of everything from the bitterness of birth to the weight of expectation to the complex joy we carry through life, it called to that part of me that yearns to simply be and live free. But why women in particular?

A little sketch of the Boy comforting a snow leopard, which resides in the beautiful, high-elevation mountains of Afghanistan ⁠ ⁠ In the...

"I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being." - Hafiz Some quotes are so...

A nod to the Little Prince and his rose, and the wise fox who taught him the painful beauty of being tamed.⁠