I climbed the rocky outcropping behind my neighborhood and sat looking at my small town below. Off in the distance, I could see a cluster of copper-colored buildings…

“To the degree that we can have compassion for ourselves, we will also have compassion for others.” — Pema Chodron

It’s only Tuesday, and it’s already been a week 🥵…

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 Ghent Altarpiece,” completed in 1432 by brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck, is considered the first if not finest Renaissance masterpiece. Standing before it, the eye is drawn to the painting’s focal point: a mystical…