Life is hard. One of the ways to handle that difficulty is not to get in your own way — to seek ease where you can. But another is to look beyond yourself, beyond your own problems, to connect to the bigger picture. I’m lonely and confused and very uncertain about my life — but there is a world beyond these stupid little problems. I just have to... See more

Finding the values and principles you live by isn't always easy. Giving yourself opportunities to live by them and make them a default reflex can be brutally hard. But writing them down, sharing them with the people around you, having them do the same, and then all of you practicing coming together in loving, supportive presence, not to call each... See more