Main Image Note: I used an original AI-generated illustration created with ChatGPT to support this story, as licensed images of the monks and Aloka are not yet available on iStock.com, where I have a subscription. There are moments when the world feels so loud and so broken that it is hard to know how to […]
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I have written previously about what Martin Luther King Jr. accomplished. In this piece, I want to look at who he was and how a human being, shaped by family, faith, fear, courage, and moral choice, became a leader whose purpose continues to guide us long after his death. This is not a story of destiny
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Thoughts from Teddy and Bear We cannot speak your language. We do not know the names of the things you argue about. We do not understand the noise on the television or the fear that travels through your phone. We do not know why voices have gotten louder or why faces have looked tired and worried
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There was a time when animals were described primarily by function. Dogs worked. Cats hunted. Animals belonged outside the household’s emotional center.That time is passing.Today, companion animals are no longer on the margins of our lives. They are woven into our routines, our homes, our identities, and our hearts. For many of us, they are
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Author (Mom) Note: This is the next installment in my series, “Why Our Furry Children Are Family and Why We Are Their Parents by Choice.” I want to gently integrate the emerging perspective from dog cognition specialists without overclaiming or turning the piece clinical that dogs are family, and can help us heal wounds. There is a
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I recently came across images that stopped me mid-scroll. Buddhist monks walking for peace.No spectacle. No slogans. No demands.Just bodies in motion, one step after another. Some of them walk barefoot. Some with feet wrapped in bandages. Toes exposed, skin broken, pain visible. And still, they walk. They are not walking toward something political or away from something
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Author’s Note: In May 2025, I wrote Finding Purpose in Life’s Challenges at a time when many of us questioned our direction, meaning, and resilience. That piece examined how adversity, values, and our daily choices often shape purpose. Since then, readers have sent thoughtful follow-up questions, such as: What happens after you begin living with purpose,
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There is a particular stillness to winter mornings.The kind that asks nothing of us except that we notice it. Each year, usually around December 21, we reach the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a quiet turning point, often overshadowed by the busyness of the
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As the clock strikes midnight and a new year begins, there’s a collective sense of possibility in the air. It’s a time when we pause, reflect, and dream about what could be. We set resolutions, not just as goals, but as promises to ourselves, tiny seeds of hope we plant, believing they’ll grow into something
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Whenever I call the vet for an appointment for Teddy or Bear, I always identify myself as their mom. That’s exactly how my heart feels. I know I’m not alone in this. Look around at your friends, your social media feeds, or even the aisles of your local grocery store. We don’t just buy dog food
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