As a citizen of this universe we all have problems, but we need to remember this: there’s only one race, the human race.

“I went from a household where I was not enough to a marriage where I was not enough.” Jane Pollak talks about the dissolution of her marriage and the writing of her memoir – Too much of not enough. “What I talk about in the memoir is how I came to value myself so much Read More

To accept the things I cannot change. To posses the courage to change the things I can. And to have the wisdom to know the difference.

“It’s about experiences that are sort of unopened and what happens when you really open them up and look at them.” Songwriter and poet Doug Hoekstra shares his insights into life and poetry, talking about his new collection of poems – Unopened. ” All art does that, it forces you to unopen your life and Read More

“I was walking down the street in New York City and just lines of poetry started to drop into my head.” Laurie Halse Anderson speaks about her memoir in verse – Shout. ” I was thinking about the thousands and thousands of ( survivors of sexual abuse) who have shared their stories with me…. and Read More

“I was walking down the street in New York City and just lines of poetry started to drop into my head.” Laurie Halse Anderson speaks about her memoir in verse – Shout. ” I was thinking about the thousands and thousands of ( survivors of sexual abuse) who have shared their stories with me…. and Read More

You know we can’t change the past, bit it really doesn’t hurt to visit it sometimes.

“In almost all contemplative traditions…at the core of them is this sense of helping others, this sense of compassion.” Marc Lesser author and teacher talks with Writers Voices about his new book – Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader – lessons from Google and a Zen monastery kitchen -. ” I think we totally underestimate Read More

May all leaders in the world be wise and compassionate, thus creating the conditions for world peace.

“… We need to help patients prepare for is all possible outcomes. As it stands we only talk about the good outcomes.” Sunita Puri author of – That Good Night – Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, shares insights and stories of her time as a palliative care doctor. “Part of how I ended Read More