The practice of unrestrained, uber-criticism towards ourselves and others is almost never helpful. Very often, we are well-oiled machines of criticism, again aimed at ourselves first and foremost, then others as a byproduct. Why? Often it stems...

Our minds are increasingly becoming domesticated, taken over by prescribed strategies, markets, algorithms, clocks, bureaucracies, and conformity. Of course, we need productivity and a degree of control in order to live our lives. But our many ...

There’s been a palace coup. For fifty years, our logical, linear, analytical selves have been in charge. It’s not wrong or bad in and of itself. At least until this side of us gained a kind of absolute “monopoly” power. It’s turned into a profo...

I say argue with poems not people. First of all, you’ve got to get clear about how you actually think and feel before you go blathering away at others. And that’s huge and potentially helpful no matter what else you do. Second when you argue in...

A good poem invites you to walk inside and have your own experience. It becomes a room to wander, feel, and carry with you. Savor that gift—and pass it on.