This is a guest post by Mark, blogger at Soul Shelter
“A thing is sometimes added to by being diminished and diminished by being added to.” — Tao Te Ching (XLII; 96)

Generally these days, we Americans aren’t too good at moderation. While certain episodes in our national history (frontier settlement, The [...]

“If only…” may be the two cruelest words in the English language. Many of us (especially myself) will throw out “if only” as the reason why we don’t get to do everything we’d like. But the truth is that, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably got a wide array of options and opportunities available to [...]