Every morning I go to the bakery on the next street to buy freshly baked bread that comes from a nearby village in the mountains. But...

Yesterday, when the rain finally stopped and the sun began to shine, I headed out for a walk. It was warm enough for shorts and sandals,...

A couple of years ago, I was heading back to Spain from England, where I’d been visiting friends and family. I needed to catch a train to...

What’s the difference between a preference and a demand? And what do they have to do with acceptance? Both preferences and demands are...

Many of us now live in extremely comfortable circumstances. We’re well fed, live in solid houses that protect us from the elements, and...

How can we stop obsessing about the future when everything seems so uncertain? The future is uncertain. And that’s the first thing we...

Last summer, while we were on vacation on the coast, I found myself watching Annchen doing her energetic yoga practice out on the patio...

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It...

When I first came to Spain twenty-five years ago, I found a job teaching English in a private school. As the new teacher in town, I was...