Although angels don’t really understand our grief when we lose a loved one, because there is no difference between ‘down’ here or ‘up’ there to them, in either state the ...read full story
The soul is the body. The body is the soul. The body is not a slice of meat. It is not a collection of organs, bones, and vessels. The brain is not a computer, and the he...read full story
Early in my life, long before I took up vulnerability as a subject, I erected my own barriers against it. I started building them during my preteen years living with a fa...read full story
After years of chasing his dreams, singer-songwriter Alex Woodard finally had a record deal and an album to promote. He offered to write a song for anybody who pre-ordere...read full story
It's been an intense and at times threatening past few months for many of us, either due to devastation from weather, unexpected job losses, home-grown terrorism, sicknes...read full story
Spooky was a big black dog, a mix of Labrador and German shepherd with pointy ears, a flat head, and a long nose. He was spirited, happy, and very friendly, with the kind...read full story
The first lesson of loss is the allowance of grief. You might have heard about the animal psychic who was contacted by scientists from a prominent zoo because they were h...read full story
Some of my most compelling relationships have been with animals. One week in the early 1990s, I was leading a seminar at an inn in Mount Shasta, California. A tiny black ...read full story