Credit: Travis Knapp ; Artwork by Linda Wingerter Think of times when beauty, love, and joy have surprised you. Know that their shared...

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty,...

What if the bull doesn’t want to break everything in the china shop? (He’s just never known another way.) Art Credit: Öküz  (2023) by...

Spot-on analysis from this Rock Hyrax . Credit: Tee Public “Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I...

My paternal grandparents, Happy & Tom, September 1966 We cannot let our ideas blind us to our unknowing. — Jane Hirshfield Notions &...

Credit: Some days I’d really love to be a seagull. Graphic designer M. Starr  is really channeling the zeitgeist right now. "You become....

Art by Haleigh DeRocher, available here . “This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms...

Credit: I don’t know Simon Holland, but I couldn’t agree with him more on this particular point. Notions & Contemplations Returning to...

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached...

Receiving sage counsel from my late teacher Thomas Atum O’Kane on managing the ego in politics…! Bhutan, 2010 There are years that ask...

Art by Lisa Congdon . The only recognizable feature of hope is action. -Grace Paley Notions & Contemplations Despair’s Kryptonite It was...

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. -Maya Angelou Notions...

Credit : An ostrich in a hazmat suit (generated by DaVinci.ai ) Life is not tried it is merely survived If you're standing outside the...

I hope this July brings you some of these Tiger vibes. Source Unknown. For what it’s worth... it’s never too late, or in my case too...

Credit : “My Greatest Friend” (1986) by John Drysdale Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its...

Sometimes you just need to sit for a little while. Credit: David Shrigley Notions & Contemplations It’s Spring! To-do list be damned, the...

The beautiful chaos of “El Colibri” or “The Hummingbird.” Art by David Schmitt, also known as "Tuyo." Print available here . For us to...

I’ll take one of each, please. Antique Flower Diagram sourced here . We can relax and float in the direction that the water flows, or we...

We all have a lot on our minds. When did you last check in with yourself? Credit: Artwork by Olaf Hajek The more you sense the rareness...

May we all take our cues from Brother Tortoise in 2024. Art by Emily Reid Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the...