In his Letters to Lucilius, Roman playwright and philosopher Seneca wrote: “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” That hits home. Seneca isn’t dismissing or denying the reality of suffering in...

We think we want life to be fair but we really don’t. What we really want is an easy comfortable life - one free from pain and drama. We assume...

About a year ago, I sold my truck and began riding my bike to work. I had several reasons for doing it.  I wanted to save some money and be...