Dear Friends, I'm not very well-versed in the Taylor Swift universe, but I definitely understand her appeal. Especially when she says something that cuts right to the heart of what it means to make things. In this short clip, she nails the whole job of being an artist — and honestly, maybe the whole job of being anyone doing anything: Create something you love (or, to be more precise, get out of the way while creation happens through you), put it out to the world as an offering, and then let...

Dear Friends, I was on a flight last week and there was a TON of turbulence. Every time the plane swerved and dropped, I white knuckled the hand rests a little bit tighter, bracing every inch of my body against the movements of the plane. I was praying like a maniac (and probably cursing in equal measure), and my breath had become quick and shallow. Then I remembered the last time I breathed like that. It was when I delivered my first son. Having been a meditator — a professional breather —...

Dear Friends, I came across this short video reel on Instagram and it really moved me. It features a woman who is ordering off the menu at the restaurant of the Universe. She orders French Fries, because that is the only thing on the menu, but then she catches sight of another woman at the restaurant eating pasta. "How did you get that?" She asks the other woman. "That was not on the menu!" "You can order whatever you want," The second woman responds. "You don't have to just order what's on...