Hi, everybody. Like many of you, I’m distancing myself from people these days. I’m sequestered at home. On grocery runs, I’m masked and gloved. I don’t shake hands or greet friends with a hug. There are days when I yearn…

The word Toltec, as you’ve probably learned by now, means artist. The ancient Toltecs were artisans in the practical sense, but the word also had philosophical implications. It still does. A good Toltec strives to be the artist of his…

I’ve been hearing a lot about cleansing diets lately. It’s that time of year, I guess– time to organize drawers and clear out closets. It’s time to sweep the house and prepare the garden. It also time to detox the…

You’ve heard the old saying, “Youth is wasted on the young.” It makes a lot of sense. It does seem unfair that so many blessings should be lavished on the ones who take them for granted. It seems illogical to hand serious life choices to those who probably lack the wisdom to choose well.

January begins a fresh year with a new number. As soon as the midnight countdown is over on New Year’s Eve, we’ll all start looking ahead. We’ll turn our eyes toward unexplored opportunities– making resolutions and setting a few happy…

Like most little kids, my son loved our bedtime reading. Every story had to be experienced several times, until his eyes finally closed and the illustrations faded into nighttime dreams. One of his favorites was a little book called Are…

We’re all explorers in a way. We’re eager archeologists, digging for the truth under a jumble of odd stories. We want to understand the point of it all. We want to know that life has a purpose. We want to…

by Barbara Emrys This Hallowe’en, let’s take a minute to consider our fascination with zombies and blood-sucking vampires. Death is both a terror and a curiosity to most of us. Naturally, we cringe at the idea of the ‘walking dead,’…

A student of mine recently quoted a phrase from class notes taken years ago: You are the light that shines on you. It’s a phrase that has given her comfort but always seems challenging to put into action. “How do…

Summer’s almost over! Maybe you went on vacation for part of the summer, or maybe not. In any case, it’s not too late to reflect on the past weeks with clarity. You may have documented every moment on Instagram and…