Do you remember the last time someone said or did something you didn’t like? Did you notice how quickly you felt the desire to lash out at the person? At that moment, it’s easy to do something regrettable. Buddhist nun Pema Chodron reveals a simple way to avoid this outcome. In her book “Taking the … Read more

Why is it that we can offer our best selves when we are out in the world, yet the moment the front door clicks shut, we treat our surroundings with a carelessness we would never show someone entering our home? We know how to prepare ourselves for others, but we often forget to extend that … Read more

If you look at the front page of any mainstream newspaper, you will be overwhelmed with the amount of ugliness, violence, and tragedy in the world. But that’s not the whole truth. In Random Acts of Kindness, writer and journalist Rachel Greco insists that there’s equal amount of kindness and good, and much of it … Read more