British musician Alex James said he celebrated his 20th birthday with drugs, his 30th with alcohol, and his 40th with food. Last week, I (Gary Alan) celebrated my 50th with…

The wind changed yesterday. After six months of cold arctic air blowing in from Canada, the Chinook winds from the south arrived here in Colorado, bringing with…

It never waits till we’re ready. It never cares when it’s convenient. It simply comes when it comes, and we can either face it or run away from it. But one way or another, trauma will make itself known…

Once upon a time, two Buddhist monks, one a senior and the other a novice, went on a journey. Several days into their journey, they approached…

Dear friends,

Last summer, my wife and I planted a Hawthorn tree in our backyard. When the September heat gave way to October freezes, she shed her leaves in preparation for braving what turned out to be one of…