In July 2025, during a tribute to the Dalai Lamaās 90th birthday, actor and Buddhist practitioner Richard Gere shared a quietly profound insight: āFor the Dalai Lama and his teachings, every day, every breath is a new birth.ā On its surface, itās poetic. But within it lies the essence of impermanence ā the idea in…
Thereās a quiet wisdom in pausing to breathe and smile. Gary Gachās gentle nudge toward mindfulness reminds us that spirituality isnāt about grand revelationsāitās about tuning into the present with eyes, heart, and soul wide open. In his book Pause, Breathe, and Smile, Gach highlights three jewels of spiritual insight: impermanence, interbeing, and selflessness. Together,…
Five Gentle Invitations for Healing and Wholeness āThese five āletā statements werenāt born in a single moment of inspirationāthey were shaped by decades of book reading, reflection, living, pastoring, counseling, listening, caring, serving, and contemplating. Iāve watched them rise from the quiet corners of my own journey and unfold in the lives of those Iāve…