“To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.” ~ bell hooks Times are changing and shifting in ...

Perhaps you’re someone who usually shies away from politics, but you feel your views shifting. Maybe after recent events, you’re finally ready to say enough is enough. That’s great! Human rights are a ...

{*Did you know you can write on Elephant? Here’s how—big changes: How to Write & Make Money or at least Be of Benefit on Elephant. ~ Waylon} “Why do I choose the bear? Men, this is a hypothetical ...

“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from ...

A KEY POINT MISSING: In Tibetan culture, it is common to see the old grandparents not only give a pop kiss to the small children, but also give a small candy or piece of food to children from their ...

There was no one particular moment when it struck me; it was more of an accumulation of moments one by one that stacked onto one another over time. Each single circumstance was just that—a single ...

We get older. We watch those in our lives get older. People come in and out of our lives. We have a front row seat to the miracle of new life as family and friends have children. We watch them grow up ...

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I’m sure that every man has heard the phrase “real men don’t cry” at one stage or another in their life—it’s a saying that is as old as the hills. The whole stigma and ingrained ideology that men are ...

During that global pandemic that disrupted life as we know it, many people attempted to find the silver lining in the chaos. For some, it brought people closer to their friends and families. For ...

We don’t get to choose grief. We don’t know how or when it strikes. Who or what we’ll lose. It descends upon us all at once, and it never quite leaves. Whoever has endured loss knows that we don’t ...