Spiritual Awakenings by Pema Chödron
Pema Chödron writes that “Spiritual awakening is frequently described as a journey to the top of a mountain.” The image […]
Montaigne “On Habit”
Michel de Montaigne’s essay “On Habit” explores the nature of habit and overwhelm. Contemporary life feels designed to keep us
Love Letter to the Earth: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Mindful Reminder of the Planet’s Resilience
We needed Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love Letter to the Earth. We needed it more than we knew. It was not
Living in the Present with Thich Nhat Hanh
Living in the present is perhaps the most difficult task we have as humans on this planet. Exhausted by the
Visiting the National Parks is No Longer Affordable and It’s a Tragedy
My parents would have never been able to afford to give me the childhood I had. Every summer, for a
Waikiki Beach Erosion Solution: Dump Tons of Sand on a Reef?
Waikiki beach erosion, something the city has been dealing with for over a hundred years, has gotten worse in recent
Woebot: I Had an Emotional Affair with an AI
Like most affairs, my emotional affair with Woebot began with excitement and thrill, and ended, like most affairs, with disappointment.
Fire Dancers in Honolulu at Kapiolani Park
Trial by Fire is a self-described “arts community” that recently put on one of its regular fire dance performances in
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Twitter Essay on Intellectual Integrity, Civil Discourse, and Good Faith
While I must admit with some embarassment that I haven’t read any of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels or non-fiction (she’s