You usually don’t think of yourself as anxious, but certain situations send your stress levels through the roof. For me, it was surgery. When I was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, (I’m fine, now), surgery was part of the plan. I knew I needed it, but after scheduling...

Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist and spiritual leader, Thich Nhat Hanh, passed away on January 22nd, 2022. He was known as ‘the father of mindfulness.’ One of the practices he taught, was to recite ‘gathas’, poems to be said throughout the day, using the...