Essays and updates from the path. Written to illuminate the way.

Peace that doesn't end

A Facebook post once asked: “What two words would you say to your younger self?”My answer was simple: Be peaceful. I’ve been seeking peace for as long as I can remember. Recently...

Peace that doesn't end

A Facebook post once asked: “What two words would you say to your younger self?”My answer was simple: Be peaceful. I’ve been seeking peace for as long as I can remember. Recently...

When the Perfect Life Feels Empty

At four in the morning I would wake with a cavernous emptiness inside me. By all appearances, I had the perfect life: a growing business, a successful husband, a penthouse...

When the Perfect Life Feels Empty

At four in the morning I would wake with a cavernous emptiness inside me. By all appearances, I had the perfect life: a growing business, a successful husband, a penthouse...

How I Define God

I use the word God. I have, for many years, because it’s a container big enough for the things that break language: awe, grief, belonging, and the shape of that which...

How I Define God

I use the word God. I have, for many years, because it’s a container big enough for the things that break language: awe, grief, belonging, and the shape of that which...

The Death of an Old Self

Fifteen years ago, I wrote about identity shifts. At the time, I thought I understood. What I didn’t realize was that those words would become the very path I would...

The Death of an Old Self

Fifteen years ago, I wrote about identity shifts. At the time, I thought I understood. What I didn’t realize was that those words would become the very path I would...

Evolution is a Constant

Evolution is a constant. When you can step back and see from that perspective, you realize: it is not a single moment that governs your life. It is your life...

Evolution is a Constant

Evolution is a constant. When you can step back and see from that perspective, you realize: it is not a single moment that governs your life. It is your life...

There is Magic in You

When we think of magic, we imagine wands and spells, Harry-Potteresque spells of impossibility. Feats too large for our hands, too impossible for our ordinary lives. But magic is not...

There is Magic in You

When we think of magic, we imagine wands and spells, Harry-Potteresque spells of impossibility. Feats too large for our hands, too impossible for our ordinary lives. But magic is not...