I treasured this miracle moment that so clearly illuminated my weakness of not living in the present moment. But the vast chasm between being aware of a weakness and knowing how to fix that weakness was daunting. The problem felt as big and hopeless as curing world hunger. I cared deeply but had no idea how to begin. Couldn’t someone give me [...]
A cackle of laughter woke me and I jerked my head off my chemistry textbook in a burst of panic. How long had I slept? Did I finish the chapter? I wiped a thin layer of slobber off the book, then my mouth, and stood in the now dusky light of my bedroom to close the door on the happy chatter and chocolate chip cookie aroma [...]
A couple months ago as I was running through a park near my home, I passed a woman with her disabled daughter on the trail. We greeted each other with a smile and a hello, and then she added, gesturing to her daughter, "Mary says good morning too." I smiled and kept running but thought of the woman's eyes as [...]
