13 Nov How We Learn to Be With Each Other
It was one of those changes that seems like nothing at first. Ella started closing her door when she did homework. Emma is not fond of this change. For years, both...
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06 Nov A Human Moment
I clicked “schedule” and smiled. The Halloween Leading with Heart post about teenagers leaving candy for the trick-or-treaters behind them was set to go out on Thursday. I checked it off my...
30 Oct The Science and Sweetness of Giving
Halloween is a night built on both giving and getting, a small ritual of exchange that plays out one doorstep at a time. Porch lights flicker on at dusk, bowls...
23 Oct Reflecting Awe
I was sitting on our hotel balcony with a cup of coffee, watching the waves roll in, when the most extraordinary rainbow appeared. Its arc stretched across the horizon, every...
16 Oct When Care Becomes Collective
In the nature video I’m watching, a large snail shell washes ashore. One curious-looking hermit crab finds it first, circling and tapping, testing the edges and poking its head inside. Soon another...
09 Oct Why Do It?
At Emma’s gymnastics practice, a group of little “ninjas” was tumbling across the mats. The class is designed for three- and four-year-olds to jump and flip and run and climb...