Articles about fiction and non-fiction books and how they can help us live a better life.
“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space,” Albert Einstein wrote in a beautiful letter of consolation to a grieving father. “He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. The striving … Read more
“We call spirituality a journey and speak in metaphors of travel, yet many of us never leave the neighborhood. The journal becomes the metaphor made real, a travelogue of the mind,” Christina Baldwin writes in the opening chapter of her book Life’s Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Practice. “On days when I’m not sure … Read more
I cannot stress enough the importance of finding your flow. Once you do, almost every other activity will fade in comparison. You’ll have access to a constant source of enjoyment that gives meaning to everything you do. But it doesn’t have to stop there. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (September 29, 1934–October 20, 2021), the author of “Flow: … Read more
“I discovered a long time ago that writing of the small things of the day, the trivial matters of the heart, the inconsequential but near things of this living,” wrote E. B. White to his brother Stanley White while reflecting on the art of living through writing. “Was the only kind of creative work which … Read more