Turning a to-do into a framework — Number ten on my list of areas to focus on for 2022 is cleaning. Why would I put that down, when it’s part of everyone’s daily life? I hadn’t really thought it out, but I knew that cleaning had to be done. I had to carve out time for it…

Whether you are fuming, leaving or in new work territory, there are other benefits to quitting. — The Great Resignation has become a tidal wave of “quits” in America and is now spreading overseas. I often get caught up in whatever social norm is happening too late to ever really take advantage of it, but not in this case. At every stage on my journey over the…

Anticipatory Grief Casts Long Shadows — Both the depravations and the comforts of our childhood can haunt us past what we imagine. One area that I was deprived of was emotional literacy, which hasn’t served me well. I am learning, slowly, that something as simple as a label can help create a richer picture of life…

How crises, spirituality and age can transform dread to appreciation — I have clear memories of the moments and days after September 11th, 2001. I remember, after a long and dramatic day, wandering home with my partner and watching people play tennis in the shadow of smoke and ash — New Yorkers can be dead ass cold. …

I grieved Pluto’s loss when it was demoted to dwarf status. I had love for the last of the known planets, and I had the mnemonic to prove it. …

Reflecting on five takeaways — Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an action-reflection process of education, preparing the way for people to work as spiritual carers. This may be primary work, e.g. someone who wants to work as a chaplain, or it may be a secondary component of work that is already being done, e.g. …

In Praise of the Invisible Focus has worth. Whether it is harnessed and utilized in ways that fulfill you, or it is taken in small moments that diminish you. More and more time — for work, connection, leisure — is spent in front of screens. By focusing so much on…

Strengthen your four immune systems to go beyond the banality of self-care — The world is now approaching the 18-month mark of globalized life in a pandemic. It is no exaggeration to say that never before has the world’s population been so aware of the value of immunity. …

What are rituals? The Cambridge Dictionary offers a fairly inclusive definition of ritual: a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony: Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual. The birds were performing a complex mating ritual. If you search for rituals on…