White Christmas is a film my family has watched together since our girls were toddlers. With Bing Crosby’s voice,...
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A Win/Win Holiday Season
It seems to me that people tend to display two extremes of behavior about this time of year. A...
The Election Will Not Save Us
For the next few days the airwaves will be saturated with political parties boasting of their victory in the...
Love Your Enemies by Examining Your Own Conduct (Instead of Theirs)
Today is election day. And we are a worried nation. The political divide is growing wider and deeper by...
Day Six and Seven of the Retreat – The Final Stretch
You’ve been here for five full days and you’ve done over 70 hours of self-reflection. You’ve witnessed your life,...
Day Five of the Retreat
Day Five of the Retreat Much of the time in a Naikan Retreat is spent reflecting on individuals, from...
Day Four of the Retreat
It’s 5:50am and you hear the sound of the morning bell, announcing the start of a new day. You’ve...
Day Three of the Retreat
If your partner took a magic truth potion, how would he or she describe you? What is it like...