The Bliss of a Good Night’s Sleep A meditation teacher I know liked to say, “Forget the pearly gates. Some of us just want a good night’s sleep. A poor man’s Nirvana.” My younger self laughed at this line. Spiritual enlightenment seemed far removed from something as ordinary as sleep. Recently, however—after crossing several time zones across the Pacific—I understand

I believe Einstein once said, ‘a person who never made a mistake never tried something new’. I find quotes like these inspirational because I make many mistakes. I like to think that perhaps I am trying lots of new things. But if I am honest, sometimes it takes making the same mistake more than once for me to change or

Ancestry. Referring to a person’s ethnic origin or descent. Their roots. It could be your parents. Your grandparents or four generations back. Some take pride in where their forebearers were from or what they did. Cultures in Japan and China, for example, are widely recognized for their profound and deeply ingrained traditions of veneration for their elders and ancestors, known