My sister once reminded me that there are plenty of last times we miss. The last time we hang out with a friend before our paths twist in separate directions. The last time we have a certain food before we leave a place we’ll never revisit. Sometimes, we might even fail to recognize the last […]| nik.art
There’s that saying about making your bed and then having to sleep in it. “You’ve made this choice, and now it is also you who must face the consequences.” Actually, our decisions rarely happen in isolation. Most of them affect other people in one way or another. A breakup is not an event we carry […]| nik.art
I’m usually the first one out of bed. By the time my girlfriend gets up, I might have brushed teeth, done some push-ups, meditated, and written a blog post. Whenever she does wake up, however, I take a few minutes, go back to bed, and say good morning. Sometimes, when I hear her yawn while […]| nik.art
If a woman was hit by her father when she was young, and she is now an excessively strict parent to her own son, is it because the abuse was “beat into her,” or because she still feels angry about her past and is taking it out on her child?| nik.art
“Sit up straight!” we tell our kids or remind ourselves. But that assumes we know what straight feels like. Most of us probably don’t. The hotel bed I slept in last night has a very tall headboard. During my morning meditation, I sat cross-legged and leaned against it. But instead of just pressing my back […]| nik.art