The Daily Mindful

I woke up this morning to two sad and angry messages (one a letter) from folks I like and respect re Israel and Gaza.

Classic & Vital & Fun Thanksgiving Videos.

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When I was a young man I was poor and I was a straight A student and I was a nerd but popular, too, by the end of high school in that green…

Yesterday morning I was having an identity crisis, of sorts.

Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like had I made different choices.

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:

“Statement from Matthew Perry RIP.”

I just went on a walk and paused when I got to the bottom of a little hill.

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:

The first time I sat down and read Audre Lorde’s words was in college.

*Editor’s Note: Elephant Journal articles represent the personal views of the authors, and can not possibly reflect Elephant Journal as a…

Lately, there’s been a heaviness in the air.

Thirteen Surefire Ways to be Happy — in a Fake & Temporary Manner!

Last year, I had a couple of difficult experiences happen at the same time.

“My favorite writers aren’t up in the proverbial ivory tower, smoking a pipe full of self-congratulation, writing fancy prose that’s so…

If someone were to ask me to describe myself in five words, two of those words would undoubtedly be: Puerto Rican.

Autumn and apples are a gift of nature’s matchmaking.

One of the best, lightest things we can do for ourselves is cultivate awareness, presence, the ability to simply be.

Two years ago — with my mask on, hand sanitizer ready, and in the midst of a pandemic — I went to a New Kids on the Block concert with two…

I’m pretty sure we all feel resistance from time to time.