Catherine Penn Williams, MA, LPC

02/18/2026

Pico Iyer is one of my favorite writers. His books are deep and profound meditations on the heart and our relationship with the world.

02/18/2026

"Love is something we have to learn and we can make progress with, and that it's not just an enthusiasm, it's a skill. And it requires forbearance, generosity, imagination, and a million things besides. The course of true love is rocky and bumpy at the best of times, and the more generous we can be towards that flawed humanity, the better chance we'll have of doing the true hard work of love!"
Alain de Botton

Joseph Lorusso - lovers and Lautrec.

02/17/2026

What to do next when you spot a potential friend in the wild.

Friendship expert Kat Vellos shares tips on how to make a new friendship stick, including what to do together, how often to hang out — and what to do if the vibes just aren't there.

02/12/2026

02/06/2026

JOURNEY OF THE SOUL
One of the qualities that you can develop, particularly in your older years, is a sense of great compassion for yourself. When you visit the wounds within the temple of memory, you should not blame yourself for making bad mistakes that you greatly regret. Sometimes you have grown unexpectedly through these mistakes. Frequently, in a journey of the soul, the most precious moments are the mistakes. They have brought you to a place that you would otherwise have always avoided. You should bring a compassionate mindfulness to your mistakes and wounds. Endeavor to inhabit the rhythm you were in at that time. If you visit this configuration of your soul with forgiveness in your heart, it will fall into place itself. When you forgive yourself, the inner wounds begin to heal. You come in out of the exile of hurt into the joy of inner belonging.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from the book, Anam Cara,
25th Anniversary Edition.
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/anam-cara

Dawn, County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill