When my daughters were younger, they played basketball. One afternoon, the week before Christmas, my wife and I sat...
Holidays
The Spiritual Lessons of the Movie, “White Christmas”
White Christmas is a film my family has watched together since my girls were toddlers. It includes Bing Crosby’s...
Decorating the Tree with Gratitude: Ornaments and the Practice of Self-Reflection
Decorating the holiday Christmas tree can be a great family activity. When our daughters were young, we designed an...
I Want to Be Remembered for This

I Want to be Remembered for This by Trudy Boyle Four years ago, when I was baking special...
Resolutions Cannot Take the Place of Practice
by Gregg Krech It may not come as a surprise to hear that New Year’s resolutions don’t work –...
Highlighting a Year That Hasn’t Happened Yet
At the beginning of every year my family gets together and looks at the highlights, joys and sorrows of...
A Win/Win Holiday Season
It seems to me that people tend to display two extremes of behavior about this time of year. A...
My Days Are Numbered
I have 6,624 days left to live. More or less. Today is my birthday. I’ve completed 64 years since...