How much notice would I want ahead of time before I die?

It’s through our shared interdependence that we are sheltered and saved.

Arm's length: What was once a defensive or suspicious expression has now become a gesture of care, an indication of love and protection.

Surround yourself with skillful teachers. Let them teach you, but don't let them do it for you. That learning is yours to do.

With a single generous gesture from my older child, her sister's belief in Santa stayed intact that year.

I call the tall bush on my back patio “Burning Bush” because in autumn its leaves are a fiery red. All winter long I overlooked three uninhabited nests inside of it. For months and months I could have perceived—but didn’t—what was in plain sight. ...

Surrender is the last thing, often the only thing, available. And so we give ourselves to it. We fear it is our end. Sometimes—with grace or luck—we find it is our liberation.