Invoke Your Inner Rumi or Haifez

I had taken a hiatus from long-form writing. It hadn’t been planned… it just sort of happened. I think I’d gotten used to short form social network updates. And the idea of letting the words tumble out and take me for a ride really scared me. I was...
To Leave the World a Better Place

To Leave the World a Better Place

When I was in my late teens, I came across a greeting card that had this quote on it. It is often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but it is not clear who the author is. To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;...
Navigating the Stillness

Navigating the Stillness

Life comes in waves. Sometimes it comes in big wooshing movements and sometimes it comes in the quiet stillness. One of my teachers says, “There is a difference between inertia and incubation.” Sometimes when I am in the stillness, it feels like inertia,...