I’ve honestly spent most of this last week in tears off and on, trying to power through losing someone who had a profound impact on my career. I met John Ruhlin about 13 years ago when I was trying to ...

When I was a hospice volunteer, I became especially attached to a patient named Anna. She had spent years caring for her husband through a long battle with prostate cancer. After his death, Anna left ...

School's true education unfolded beyond textbooks, teaching lessons on fairness, authority, and the transient nature of ...

Many people are more likely to benefit from simple than complex advice, for example, one-liners that are easy to keep top-of-mind. Rules of thumb are particularly helpful because they’re more flexible ...

Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for. I wish I had said that, but it is from my friend Lou Holtz, the author, ...

Lessons on intentional living from the modern monastic movement. The most tasteful invitation to contemplative prayer I have ever experienced was in a garden next to a charming British mansion. Along ...