Inspiring reads for a new year.

An excerpt from Good Burdens: How to Live Joyfully in the Digital Age.

"Retreat is an adventure, and it involves uncertainty. Whether we go to the quiet woods to rest or make art, walk a pilgrim path or sit in silent meditation, …

An excerpt from new book My Year of Living Spiritually.

"To learn how to die, according to the Stoics, is to unlearn how to be a slave."

"It's all about being more mindful about your use of technology and consid­ering both what you stand to gain and what you stand to lose by spending a …