First Love: Raised Christian, Practicing Buddhist and Closing the Gap
Buddhist language is fine if we can really master it. Christian language is not very dissimilar in meaning when we deepen our understanding.
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Category: Interfaith
An Old Song for a New Year: Going into 2026 with a Silent Night
This year we do not sing to be louder than the past or braver than the future. Maybe we do not try to outrun who we were twelve months ago or audition a shinier self for the year ahead. Maybe we let the year turn without commentary. No vows shouted into the dark. No reinvention demanded at midnight. Just presence.
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Winter Stillness: The Light of Renewal
Only by turning towards and embracing and befriending the darkness in ourselves, can we begin to let the light inwards.
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Zen Retreats, a Party for Introverts
For me, this was a final challenge. I’ve been pondering how to be more active in sharing what I know.
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Mental Health and the Practice of Hope
Hope is a key part of the mind’s immune system. It fights off infections of despair and our tendency to cling to negativity. A weakened sense of hope leaves us vulnerable to spiraling downwards.
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