Why Do I Have to Clean It Up?

The Cleaning Fairy isn't coming, so you'd best be prepared to blot.

What Makes for a Good Marriage?

Glancing at a friend's wedding photos recently got me thinking about the ingredients of a good relationship.

Nature and culture conspire to create people who are never quite complete. And it's a good thing, too.

Your ability to shape the world depends on what you attend to. So pay attention to this.

Every year at Christmas, I wait for a certain feeling to reach me. And at some point, it always does.

Whenever you think you can't do something, you should pause to ask what's really stopping you.

What my mother taught me to look for when I was tempted to lose patience with people.

Walking 6,000 miles with Bo has taught me at least a couple of things.

What I've learned from banging out beats behind my most metal friends and neighbors.

One of my daughters recently asked why I "always" wink at her. The answer has to do with silent connections formed in my distant past.