'Essence' is the Water in the Hot Tub

put a spiritual insight to a story, an experience, a face; describe where it anchors in the ground of your being; and it will change you in the telling and others in the listening.

We all long, at some point, for a profound awakening. We travel with the expectation that the places we see and the encounters we have will transform us. We go to theaters and museums and holy sites in the hope of discovering something that will have a new and permanent resonance in our lives. It’s a human hunger. We want transformative things and

Spirituality—whatever that means to you—can enable us to feel small and dream big, accepting ourselves even when faced with the crap and complexity of life. That is a powerful tool for running (and for life).