Dearest readers, I am writing because you have been on my mind. All of you. You see, I recently uncovered a profound truth about all of us. We are all walking around with broken hearts. That’s right. Everyone, myself included. And if you think about it, it can really only be this way. As humans, …
Category Archives: Spirituality
Lessons in Longing
We all know that feeling: the slow, fermenting desire for something missing; the visceral ache that roils within us; the bittersweet anticipation of that which we may never get. This is longing. Longing is among the more alluring qualities of romantic love. It is the spark that ignites our imaginations, fuels our passions, and drives …
Meditations on Loving and Losing
Lost, but Not for Words Marcus and Maria, like many embattled couples, arrive in my office and head for opposite ends of the couch. Their simultaneous plop-down strikes me as the most coordinated effort they’ve mustered in months. In unison, each hugs the armrest as though they might be able to stretch the underlying structure …
Becoming Sensitive to the Sacred
Dearest Readers, If I’ve learned anything, it’s that relationships are at once fundamental and transcendental. One of the challenges for those of us who presume to study them is that we are constantly pulling focus in order to appreciate their essence at different levels. One minute we are zooming in to observe funny little brain molecules. …