Creative. Social. Motivated. Much of a person’s adult life is dedicated to the pursuit of happiness. As we get older, contentment doesn’t naturally arise within us like it so easily does in children. In fact, it’s not long before joy becomes just another thing we’re trying to make happen. Meditation teacher Tara Brach says human […]

Creative. Social. Motivated. If you’ve ever worn glasses, you know firsthand the importance of having a clean lens. When your specs are smudged, you can’t see your surroundings clearly. Though vision fades with age, insight grows with time. Regularly engaging in mindful experiences like making art, tending a garden or sitting in meditation helps us to […]

Creative. Social. Motivated. Sheltering at home, we’re like go-getters in recovery. For years, we’ve kept ourselves on track with appointments to schedule and projects to plan. Suddenly our calendars came to a grinding halt, and now we feel a little lost. Circumstance has created a clearing in the dense forest of our lives, as the […]