Can Compassion Be Taught?
I recently returned from a retreat in Costa Rica where I soaked in the teachings of Roshi Joan Halifax,…
I’m Not Dead Yet!
In a scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, an undertaker slogs through a muddy medieval village clanking…
Walking Inside My Story
“You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your…
What Am I Doing in Grad School?
I suspect this is a question I will ask myself from time to time over the next several years.…
What if the Hokey Pokey Really Is What It’s All About?
I’ve performed the hokey pokey in about half a dozen countries, with Mongolian guides in the Gobi desert and…
White Rose Love
My time at Wake Forest was transformational. In four short years, I learned how to balance a checkbook, footnote…
Predicting the Future
I wrote my first memoir in 5th grade. Memorably titled “All About Myself,” it was bound in a manila folder decorated…