Many years ago I worked with an art therapist named Christine at a state psychiatric hospital. I still remember...
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Make Each Encounter Your Final Encounter (and be happy to be wrong)
I just returned from spending three days with my 87 year old mother in Chicago. She is dying of...
“You Are Your Father”
One of the themes that Thich Nhat Hanh addresses with great depth and clarity is that of interdependence. Given...
How Do You Make Toast?
We all struggle with tricky, sticky problems from time to time. Often we just play around with these problems...
A Passion for Giving: Zell Kravinsky
Most of us aspire to be generous. We write tax-deductible checks at the end of the year. We volunteer...
“I’m sorry.”
“Why were you so worried?,” I would often say to my mom. “I wasn’t all that late, and besides,...
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom – Academy Award Nominated Film (Watch Trailer)
I’m very excited because we just received news that the ToDo Institute has received permission to show the...
More Fitness — Less Minutes
Exercise is a kind of miracle drug that doesn’t come in a pill. I often write about the extensive...