Every so often, a story affects us in a way we don't expect. It may be a book, a film, a television series, or even a dream. While others seem unaffected, something about it stays with us. We think about it after it ends. We feel tension while engaging with it. At times, we may even want to stop watching or turn away. Yet something keeps our attention. My first instinct has often been to ask whether the story is true. Over time, I have become more interested in a different qu

To be human is to live within an ongoing process of discovery. Each life unfolds through experience, relationship, and the continual meeting of inner and outer worlds. Questions arise naturally as we attempt to understand our place within this unfolding. Inquiry does not always seek immediate answers. Often its deeper function is to open awareness - allowing us to see more clearly how we think, feel, and respond to the conditions of our lives. Through sincere inquiry, pattern