Though we might not recognize it, in these and many other moments in daily life we relax into our true nature and are freed from the exhausting job of defending or promoting our conditioned self. One might even call this falling effortlessly into the reality of one expansive mind a form of “everyday enlightenment.”
If you are going through a difficult time, you, like many may find the part of what is called The Serenity Prayer helpful: Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can: and the Wisdom to know the difference.
For reasons too complex to describe here, the childhood message to me was that I didn’t have a heart. So perhaps that is why I was so shocked when I noticed the sweetest feeling arising. I laughed with joy and relief when I realized that, at last, I was falling in love with my own heart. It was an unequivocal enjoyment of what was here in this moment and a complete ease in the depth of my being.
Dr. Hotez’s main expertise is in tropical diseases and vaccination treatments for them but this book includes a wider range of options for disease control and prevention.
For most of my life, stillness eluded me. I struggled to be present in any moment, to experience joy or comfort, let alone peace. My mind was a relentless scanning machine, forever searching for what was wrong or what came next.
Well, it’s winter and as everybody knows ‘tis the season when we suffer from dry skin. I had a condition where my skin felt as if it was being stung by a thousand bees. My dermatologist determined I had dry skin and a fungal infection. Yuck! I got the cream she prescribed and eventually the yuck went away.
In an era defined by distraction, overscheduling, and competing demands, one of the quiet casualties of modern life is sustained emotional connection between couples. Many relationships do not fracture dramatically; they thin out slowly, worn down by logistics, parenting, and exhaustion. What is often missing is not love, but time—specifically, intentional time.
In my work as a psychotherapist, I am seeing a marked rise in political anxiety among clients. This anxiety extends beyond political preferences or policy debates. Many people are living with a persistent sense of unease that affects sleep, mood, focus, and overall well-being.
On July 7, 2025 I was ecstatic to turn 80. I had survived almost dying of amoebic dysentery in the Peace Corps in the 60s.
Awakening is another word for becoming aware of deeper realities. It is a synonym for increasing openness to what is learned, be that painful or pleasurable.
