On Aging
Taking measure of a life well lived
On Kindness
Almost everybody wants to be thought of as kind, if only as a strategy
Made for You and Me
This land has contained our best and worst impulses
On Gratitude
How a simple thank you can lift the spirits
Haste Makes Waste
Which figures of speech will survive, and which will vanish?
On Prayer
I’ve never tried it, but I suspect the world could use a lot more of it
The Mysteries of Attraction
Its many splendors do not only include the carnal: animate, inanimate … love it all
On Loneliness
We value our solitude until it pinches
On Friendship
The intimacies shared with our closest companions keep us anchored, vital, and alive
The Gravity of Falling
Having hurtled through the American century, we are distracted and confused. But can we find our way again?
