Learning to tune in to our own vulnerability is an act of courage that allows us to form deeper, more genuine relationships. Read more

We often place high value on happiness and the happiness of those around us. But what does being happy actually mean? Here’s what Mindful readers had to say about the deeper meaning of happiness. Read more

Death doula and hospice chaplain Meredith Parfet reflects on what she and like-minded experts have learned from their work with the dying. Read more

We’re often focused on our own “screenplay of how great things are,” writes Barry Boyce. But if we can let go of the narratives we think we need, we can see people as they are. Read more

Dr. Stacee Reicherzer, counselor and author of The Healing Otherness Handbook, shares a meditation on the colors of the Pride flag informed by her experience as a transgender woman. Read more

Vinny Ferraro offers four steps to acknowledge what’s hard and explore our heart’s relationship to pain. Read more

Accepting the finitude of our lives can grind our plans to a halt and make every single moment more precious, writes Kate Bowler, especially when it’s impossible to know how many moments we have left. Read more

Change ripples out from the places we heal ourselves, writes editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock. And when we connect, we’re capable of great things. Read more

Mindfulness is an indispensable leadership skill that takes moments to practice, and it can shift the paradigm of our working culture. Read more

When we allow what is to simply be, we relieve ourselves of the suffering that can get heaped on top of our moments of difficulty. That extra suffering is optional, even if the difficult causes and conditions are not. Read more