I Spent Years Wishing My Life Away. Now I’d Give Anything to Go Back.
Why does nostalgia hurt more than the original wound? A father reads his old journal — page after…
FEELING
BELONGING
The sense of belonging, community, and acceptance. Finding your people and creating authentic spaces of connection.
Is America Going to War With Iran? The Truth
Is America going to war with Iran? Nobody knows — not the generals, not the presidents. The US…
Validation
Discover how to stop caring what strangers think online and start trusting loved ones. We often chase social…
Distance
I posted about poverty daily while stepping over homeless people. When the man on my sidewalk died, everything…
Screen
I know Maria’s coffee maker is broken and her deepest fears of dying alone, yet I’ve never heard…
Hold onto Wisdom
I remember Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare’s wife. I don’t remember what my mother said to me three days…
Inherited Confusion
I’ve been praying in Arabic for thirty years. Five times a day. The same words. The same verses.…
Tony Danza
I have been singing "hold me closer, Tony Danza" for two decades. I had never heard of Tony…
Before Dawn
"We learned in school that we're made from stars. Is that true?" he asked. Yes, I said. My…
Mystery is Home
For thirty-something years, I've been treating mystery like a problem that needs solving. Every big question—about God, about…