Body & Soul

After a half hour of mindful breathing my morning meditation session is interrupted by Silas, the indefatigably curious three-year-old.

My grandmother knew things beyond the familiar realm of the senses. When I was a child, I asked my mother, "But how does she know?

When I hear such phrases as "follow your instinct" or "go with your gut," I am reminded of how many times, taking a test, I would change my first answer to a question, only to learn later that my first choice had been correct.