On My Mind

Sometimes, when things come to a close, all we are able to see is a wall in front of us. This has always made me sad; I’m not always ready for thi...

I’ve been thinking lately about the three P’s I’ve written about before—purpose, place, and passion. For a long time, I believed that if I could f...

Labor Day always feels like the quiet closing of summer. For many, it marks a shift—kids returning to school, routines resuming, life rebalancing....

Do you know why we so often notice the bad more than the good? It’s because goodness surrounds us so completely that we grow accustomed to it. It ...

The greatest limits we face rarely come from the outside world—not from society, not from others—but from within ourselves. They come from the sto...

In the quiet minutes before I got out of bed this morning, familiar thoughts resurfaced—thoughts that, though not new, felt newly illuminated. I w...

I have a busy mind. I live in my head a lot. As an artist, that’s often a gift—but it also makes stillness all the more precious. Meditation has b...

Sometimes we think strength means being able to lift heavy things, face fear without flinching, or stand alone. And while those things may signal ...

My children seem to be scattered across the world these days—curious, brave, and full of wonder. I keep telling them how proud I am of their adven...

Sometimes, when we’re uncomfortable—whether with a situation, ourselves, or our lives—it’s easier to fill the silence with noise than to simply si...

I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again:Our best qualities often walk a fine line with our worst ones. One of mine is the ability to see b...

We’re born happy. As babies and young children, happiness is our natural state—so long as our basic needs are met, joy flows effortlessly. Yet som...