Do I Need to Have a Romantic Partner?
Dear Meli, I have lived a wonderful life. My partner and I were together for two decades, and she died a few years ago. Since then, I’ve thought of opening up to another romantic partnership, but I don’t really feel up to it. I like my life as it is. I...
My Guru Has a Tail Episode 18: The Aggressive Television
Gurus teach us that everything is spiritual. Everything. Even the smaller, mundane aspects of life are part of the Divine web. Our Guru Max, however, has one exception to the whole “Everything is Divine” assertion. That exception is our television set. Last winter,...
What the Highway Taught Me About How to Live
Certain places are ripe for spiritual practice. Quiet rooms with low lighting and gorgeous altars. Spacious sanctuaries filled with devoted practitioners. Long ribbons of asphalt populated with speeding vehicles. Wait, what? Yup, that’s what I said. Everywhere is a...
Can I Be Friends with Non-Spiritual Peeps?
Dear Meli, My wife and I recently met some new friends at a party. They are about our age and live nearby. They are kind, friendly, and fun to be around. There’s just one thing that I’ve been grappling with. They’re atheists. They don’t believe...
What the RV Couple Taught Me About Boundaries
“Be nice.” “Be polite.” “Put others needs above your own.” As someone who was socialized as female in this society, messages like these were baked into my consciousness from the time I was small. This isn’t to say that all female people have these messages baked into...