Another life

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Conversion

For many, the words leave a negative taste in the mouth:

Artists

The writer Elizabeth Gilbert reminds us that we are all descendants of makers:

A welcome place

Even though solitude is an inherently value-neutral word, many in western cultures would think of it negatively.

Solitude and loneliness

According to the Buddhist teacher Stephen Batchelor, author of Alone with Others and The Art of Solitude, …