Many years ago, an acquaintance asked me a surprising question: “Wasn’t Elvis Presley’s life a tragedy?” Elvis and I had a long relationship—although he never knew anything about it. [...]

Something happens. Someone says something that disturbs us. An email arrives. A plan falls apart. A family member disappoints us. A colleague disagrees with us. We encounter suffering, injustice, [...]

“This past week I have been struggling with…” I hear some version of those words rather frequently from sincere students at the American Meditation Institute. And quite often, before [...]

Look around. There is much in our world today that can trouble the human heart. Fear. Anger. Frustration. Sadness. Confusion. Division. Despair. We witness them in the news, in [...]

Most of us spend a great deal of time asking what we want from life. What do I want to accomplish? What do I want to possess? Where do [...]

Last week we asked a simple question: What Am I Making Room For?  We considered the possibility that creativity, clarity, and Inner Wisdom may not always require us to [...]

Most of us know what it means to make room for something we value. When guests are coming to dinner, we make room at the table. When we purchase [...]

Every choice leaves something behind. A thought is entertained. A word is spoken. An action is taken. A response is repeated. The moment passes. But something remains. We have [...]

Most of us think of practice as something we deliberately set aside time to do. A musician practices an instrument. An athlete practices a particular movement. A student practices [...]

Have you ever looked back on a difficult period of your life, and realized that something within you had quietly changed? Not while the challenge was unfolding. Not while [...]

Every day presents us with opportunities to receive. A smile from a friend. A beautiful sunrise. A word of encouragement. A delicious meal. A new idea. Most of us [...]

Every moment of our lives places us in a relationship. Sometimes that relationship is with another person. At other times it is with our own thoughts, our memories, our [...]