I Wish I Could Give You the Moon

By Alan Cohen A Zen story tells of a man who came home one evening and found a thief tossing his possessions into a sack. In Zen fashion, the homeowner decided to just sit outside the door and meditate. At…

Be Gentle with Yourself: Lessons from a soft-shell crab

Sometimes insight comes from the strangest places. I was sitting on the dock in the back of my house watching the light reflect on the water and listening to the egrets calling in the mangroves. I was on the tail…