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11 things I've learned about "having presence" - whether you're a shy introvert, a natural show person, or in between
My latest adventures in public speaking
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Tomorrow's Sunday Candlelight Chat will be "just us" - at 1 pm, ET - here are the log-in instructions!
We'll talk about "Highly Sensitive People," standing up to bullies, ...and more.
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The art of seeing everything as divine
Meditations from Einstein, Akbar, and Massey: three small doorways, into the infinite
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How to protect yourself emotionally from unfair accusations
Research shows that exclusion -- not guilt -- triggers shame. Here’s how to handle it.
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How to find grace in a broken world
A beloved song, a text to my son, and a reminder that the sacred is hiding in plain sight
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July 2025

What if the meaning of life is the chase for meaning?
Three lines you won't stop thinking about - plus, our next Candlelight Chat!
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Thank you so much for being here.
And: can you help make the Quiet Life even better?
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Here is one of the greatest insights of my life
A very personal story of how you can carry lost loves with you--and the great and overlooked power of internalization
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A painter of country lanes and quiet souls
In memory of Gary Bunt, whose work feels like home
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"Old and ugly I may be, but inside..."
Quiet Life readers share powerful stories on aging, identity, and becoming someone new
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What are your "Secrets of Adulthood"? Here are mine.
A video recording of my conversation with Gretchen Rubin
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This line touched a nerve last week
So I'm sharing the place from whence it came
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