There Is Always More to Discover: Why Curiosity Never Grows Old

There Is Always More to Discover: Why Curiosity Never Grows Old

The couples who continue growing expand their curiosity. One of the greatest dangers to a long relationship is the quiet belief that we already know everything about one another. We finish each other’s sentences, anticipate each other’s reactions, assume...
Not All Neighborhoods Are Alike

Not All Neighborhoods Are Alike

One of the reasons I continue to love the metaphor of neighborhoods is that it reminds me of the beautiful complexity of every human being. Each of us has within us an expanding world that is made up of many different neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods hold our...
Why We Begin with Possibility, Not Problems

Why We Begin with Possibility, Not Problems

I have a story I want to tell from my childhood. A dear friend of my parents came to spend Shabbat with us. He was an activist, deeply committed to helping bring peace to a painful conflict in the world. As we sat around the table, he began speaking about all that was...