Category: Personal Life

Compassion. Compassion. Compassion.

I know what will save me. I am on my way today to the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, an open mosque whose name means Land of Migration.

Duck & Cover, Run-Hide-Fight

In A-bomb drills…all we did was line up, leave the classroom, and seat ourselves in orderly fashion along the walls of the corridors. I had no idea then, and still have no idea, how that would have helped us in a nuclear bombing.

Good Things Matter

We never know what impact we’ll have with what may seem to us like a small kindness.

Noble Truth and Terrorism

When the unthinkable happens, people go to great lengths to explain it in a way that fits their belief system.

How the Dalai Lama Does It

So I think I understand now how the Dalai Lama retains his humility, and how the rest of us can, too.

Beginner’s Mind

With every moment, with every breath, we change, the world changes, and everything is new again.

Just Hate the Bite

Sly and the Family Stone, was an early musical crossover band, black and white, male and female, rock and soul. Their music expressed a joy that transcended boundaries and included all.

Be Thankful or Else!

Is it just the contrarian in me, or are there others who balk at a particular day set aside to be thankful?

Sunshine

What she taught me is that it is possible to make things change. She knew how to talk to power.