Quote for Today: Jennifer Rodewald
Sometimes it’s easier to give compassion to those whose troubles fell upon them undeserved. But those who’ve, from our perspective, tangled themselves up all on their own—they need compassion every …
Quote for Today: Emmi Itäranta
Water is the most versatile of all elements. It isn’t afraid to burn in fire or fade into the sky, it doesn’t hesitate to shatter against sharp rocks in rainfall …
Quote for Today: James Fenton
The term ‘epitaph’ itself means ‘something to be spoken at a burial or engraved upon a tomb.’ When an epitaph is a poem written for a tomb, and appears in …
What Lies Between: Exploring the Japanese Tea Garden
Transitioning from busy exterior lives to our private lives is difficult. How do we keep a quiet place for ourselves? The Japanese tea ceremony, cha-no-yu, and tea garden, roji, evolved …