“Until we get lost, we don’t begin to find ourselves.” ~Henry David Thoreau For most of my life, I felt like I was outside the circle. Not always, but every time I’ve stepped back and looked at my entire life,…
The Full Moon in Capricorn weaves through every message, inviting us to stay grounded and take our purpose seriously. This week we use the Earth Magic Oracle and the Light Keepers to provide practical and heavenly guidance. Put your hand…
Editor’s note: This article was updated in June 2026 to ensure accuracy and relevance Ideapod editing standards. Reading has a reputation problem. Not exactly bad, but flat. It goes under the “good habits” column, along with drinking more water and…
Many people go around pretending, confident that the real trust belongs to someone else, someone who is louder and more sure of themselves. But trust rarely looks the way we expect it to. Not the person who dominates the room…
Between 1984 and 2015 Inquiring Mind was a semi-annual print journal devoted to the transmission of the buddhadharma to the West. The archive contains all thirty-one years of Inquiring Mind interviews, essays, poetry, art and more – currently housed at…
A summer vacation with the family can be full for sensitive people. Here’s how to cope – and avoid being overwhelmed. Two years ago I met a wonderful guy and fell in love with him. He has two fantastic children,…
My dad’s best conversation advice was also the weirdest — but perfect for quiet introverts. I have to admit: I’ve never read it Harry Potter. I’ve only heard a handful of Taylor Swift songs. And I’ve never watched a single…
Editor’s note: This article was updated in June 2026 to ensure accuracy and relevance Ideapod editing standards. Kindness is usually praised without qualification. Being helpful, accommodating, and easy to get along with is treated as an almost universal virtue, the…
Aging is said to come with a kind of ease, a relaxation that allows one to finally settle into one’s own skin. Some people get it. For others, it doesn’t, and the difference is usually not luck. It’s that those…
Children don’t remember their childhood the way parents think. Big trips and expensive gifts get mixed up. What sticks is smaller and stranger. Tone. A look at the table. What a parent once said and forgot in the morning that…
