New survey published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about how happiness increases with age for many people.

Thoughts from Juris Rubenis and Maris Subacs on imagination and dreaming.

Please bless those people who help keep our water flowing and clean . . .

An interview with Clay Shirky and Daniel Pink about the Internet, media, social media, collaboration, and time.

Ron Wolfson on God's To-Do list for us as partners repairing the world.

The transformation of a rebellious youth as he adapts to discipline, practice, and the rigors of communal living with a Zen drumming troupe in Taiwan.

A statement from director Kenneth Bi about his film about Zen drumming.

A heart-affecting story of the reality so many children face when they have to grow up without parents.

Denise Roy on the importance of smiling in everything we do.

Byron Katie on having a flexible and open mind.

. . . ponder water as a vital image of your soul . . .

Gatha for turning on the water . . .

Robert J. Wicks on how deep gratitude opens us to a new perspective on life.

A spiritual response to the Gulf oil spill in the form of an I Am prayer.

Prayers, meditations, and quotes on the sacredness of water for compassion practice and looking deeply into our own complicity in the Gulf oil spill tragedy.

Great wetness: The beat of your waves is the beat of my breathing . . .

Water is the source of creation . . .

Harold Koenig on ways to practice kindness in daily life.

An enchanting Irish adult fairy tale about love, redemption, and healing.

A sprightly family comedy about a frisky Great Dane and his human companion who both learn new things during a major transition in their lives.