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German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer reflects on the transformative power of gratefulness during grief.

The “practice of gratitude” for me begins simply with saying the word “gratitude” and allowing…

Grateful living is a universal ethic capable of ushering us peacefully into a new era…

Brother David and Francis Lu have co-led 20 film seminars at Esalen Institute since 1990. Here…

(New York Times, 2015) A mother leaves poetry notes for her struggling daughter…“You only have…

God is not accountable to us, but we are to Him. I know what may…

  These words from the invocatory prelude to Anthony Damiani’s magnum opus, Astronoesis, convey his…

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time passes swiftly and opportunity is lost. Let…

I could stand on the bridge and get the sense of being completely with her,…

You have ripened already, and you are waiting to be brought in. Your exhaustion is…

The thick carpet of leaves, covering the grass and patio, beckon me. I am grateful…

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