Every time you read, share, comment or heart you help an article improve its Rating—which helps Readers see important issues & writers win $$$ from Elephant. Learn more. Reads 1.0 Hearts 0.0 ...

*Editor’s Note: Elephant Journal articles represent the personal views of the authors, and can not possibly reflect Elephant Journal as a whole. Disagree with an Op-Ed or opinion? We’re happy to share ...

There is a particular kind of grief that has no name yet in any language I know. …the grief of watching a generation come of age inside a world that will not protect them. Physically. Mentally.

I have spent years as a trauma therapist sitting with people as they heal. Noticing the held breath, the shift in posture, the stories the body tells before words arrive. My work, at its core, is ...

Oh, what is this feeling in my heart..! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9OqyUuCY0s[/youtube] Bonus: His testimony before Congress was memorable. I'm not sure ...

Every time you read, share, comment or heart you help an article improve its Rating—which helps Readers see important issues & writers win $$$ from Elephant. Learn more.

Saying “thank you” ain’t nearly enough, I’m sure we agree, but it’s a start! Those who know war, as they say, hate war. It’s not a thing of glory, it’s a thing of mud and blood. Plato said “Only the ...

She would have been 93, now. Unending Love I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times… In life after life, in age after age, forever. My spellbound heart has made and ...

We know that “narcissist” has become a bit of a buzzword recently, and some folks are quick to apply it to an ex-lover or family member or friend. While awareness of this concept is healthy, so is ...

You will always encounter some people in your life with whom you’d be able to talk about anything under the sun except your emotions and emotional needs. There are some people with whom talking about ...

This month is the sacred month of Saga Dawa, when millions of Buddhists celebrate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (passing away) over 2500 years ago. Ironically, this same month, in ...

In one of the stamens of the flower of the world is Pemako in the shape of Vajra Yogini lying down. Outer, inner and secret levels correspond to the levels of the mind. In the secret chakra of Vajra ...