Key Takeaways
- The article reflects on the healing journey and the importance of mindfulness in navigating life’s challenges.
- Self-love involves meeting pain with kindness, establishing healthy boundaries, and seeking community support.
- Gratitude is a powerful force that connects people, reminding us of our shared experiences and wisdom.
- Mindful magazine continues to thrive, fueled by the contributions of its staff, teachers, and readers.
- The author encourages readers to share their unique gifts and wisdom with the world.
Every now and then, and less often than appropriate, I realize how grateful I am to help produce Mindful magazine. I’ve been on a healing journey most of my life. It’s been messy. And clarifying. And hard. I joke with my friends that I make the magazine that I need to read at the moment, but that’s not far from the truth.
It’s my privilege to humbly call in a community of big, wise hearts—who are out there in the world, illuminating the edges of where the practice of mindfulness meets the sharp points of broken systems and battered spirits—and ask them questions about what they’re learning right now, so we can all learn it, too.





