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As a new year rolled into our lives on January 1st, 2026, I was feelin’ what a lot of other folks were saying: It’s impossible that 2006 was 20 years ago. Nopeity, nope, nope, nope. This is not right.

In this New Year, I wish a fresh start for all of us, and our dear earth. But that wish must start at home. In the New Year, I wish a fresh start for all of us, and our dear earth. But that wish must ...

With the final days of 2025 upon us, it’s a great time to reflect on the year that has been. The year that in many ways and for so many people, kicked our ass. Christmas has come and gone and the New ...

Learning to say no without feeling like a terrible person changed my life—and it might change yours too. I used to pride myself on being the person everyone could count on. Need someone to cover your ...

It hasn’t been an easy year for those of us who are driven by the mindful, the ethical, and the desire to be of benefit. Those who believe in human rights and in the power of the people to make a ...

The dark. The cold. The quiet. The days when all we want to do is hide under a cozy blanket with a cup of tea and a comfort movie. But our mind and heart insist on reflecting on the year behind us. On ...

There’s a part of awakening no one warns you about—the silence after the storm, the space where even your own breath sounds foreign. I call it divine isolation. When the veil lifts, and you begin to ...

Captivated. Surprised. Amused. Inspired. Uplifted. Open-hearted. “Come See Me in the Good Light,” the documentary that captures approximately a year in the life of Andrea Gibson, the nonbinary poet ...

Waylon Lewis’ long-awaited first book is romantic—and then some. But it details a different kind of romance: instead of chick flick, “you complete me,” happily-ever-after fantasy…Things marks an ...

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Tom Bender of the “Heroes in Grief” recently interviewed me for his podcast. You know why these conversations matter? They remind us to lead, love, and live with compassion—for ourselves and for ...