I’m Still a Monk at Heart

Netley Abbey, Great Britain Rigorous schedules appeal to the perfectionist in me. I rarely drink alcohol. I am in love with the spiritual, maybe even addicted to meditation and connecting with the spiritual world and my own spiritual self. I am intrigued and beginning to embrace the minimalist ideals of living. I love calligraphy (I …

Finding the Spiritual in the Everyday

My mom used to talk to herself when she washed dishes. I would watch her from the family room as she stood by the sink looking out over the backyard and having such serious conversations with an imaginary other. They usually felt like she was defending herself or arguing her point. She was probably replaying …