Five Lessons I Learned From Fire Hydrants
We’re used to thinking we can only learn lessons from deep, big things. But what about something as simple as a fire hydrant?
We’re used to thinking we can only learn lessons from deep, big things. But what about something as simple as a fire hydrant?
How to move past a life that is measured by numbers and into one that is celebrated through depth.
How do we address the moments of the small personal disappointments, and see them in the larger context of our lives? Here’s what I learned from a recent experience.
An attempt to turn FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) into JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out).
At the same time as a wave of literature about the power of “grit” in success and life has hit America, it seems that we’ve lost any ability to focus. What now?
How a moment with his son helped Elan learn to appreciate the moment while tempering it with this wisdom of age.
What we can learn from when our fallible bodies fail to accept even what’s good for them, and how we can apply it to how we live our lives.
We tend to have a positive view of nostalgia, which gives us warm, fuzzy feelings. But recent events, like Trump’s rise, can be attributed to a danger that can be activated by nostalgia. Why is that?
Most people think of learning disabilities as something that involves a difficulty with learning verbal skills. Turns out, there are other learning disabilities, which Stephanie Wellen Levine opens up about in this very personal essay.
We used to think imaginary friends were a reason to be concerned. Now we know they are so much more than that. And it’s time we thought of them in a spiritual context as well.