Many blessings are still with me from my trip to Ireland. It's where I fell in love with black birds. I talk to them. There's trust.

I kept having a dream last night, my children suffering. It's so difficult to feel helpless when a loved one suffers. Easier to blame myself

I used to beat myself up. If I messed up, I'd call myself names. I'd have deep regrets for things I didn't do. That changed with a question.

To live in truth is grounded in the present. My lifelong anxiety is based on traumatic memories and future worries. My breath is an anchor.

I can’t make sense of the struggles that befall people. My life changed because I found lessons in everything I experienced.

In choosing this morning’s meditation reading, I was guided to choose a piece that brought forth self-empowerment, community both global...