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Existential crisis? Try reading Wordsworth
For many generations of readers, the poetry of William Wordsworth has been an irreplaceable balm for the soul.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
The hard art of comfort
Sick in a London hospital, I understood the Book of Job and his rage at all the miserable comforters.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why we should embrace ‘nepantla’ – the in-betweenness of life
In an age of strong political commitments, a Nahuatl word encapsulates the freedom to let go of what has become oppressive.
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3 months, 4 weeks ago
The cage
In a heterosexual breakup, the script is clean: loss, anger, distance. Ours refused that narrative.
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3 months, 4 weeks ago
Dog day blues
We were a new stepfamily, and only the puppy was missing. With Elsa, we lobbed a grenade into the mix.
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3 months, 4 weeks ago
The lost art of making a petroglyph
Inspired by 6,000-year-old rock art in Norway, I decided to create a new carving closer to home.
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3 months, 4 weeks ago
Spirituality can’t be reduced to what’s happening in the brain
Seeing the ‘mind’ as extending beyond the head can help us better understand the nature of transcendent experiences.
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4 months ago
‘We are all always coming and going’
Steve Schwartzberg’s journey from Harvard psychologist to erotic healer, Buddhist and teacher was always haunted by death. Then he was diagnosed with…
4 months ago
Painting myself back to life
I’d dealt with many illnesses. But when lupus left scars on my face, my suffering was suddenly visible.
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4 months ago
Want things to go well? Plan like a defensive pessimist
So often we underestimate the time and effort required to reach our goals. You can avoid that trap with realistic planning.
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4 months ago