The Profundity of Presence with Others

And an update on "The Soul of Civility"

Gracious reader,

Modern life is harried.

It’s easy to go through our days with our minds fixed on our to-do lists, our goals, our tasks—and to miss the profound and beautiful opportunities to connect with others in our daily lives.

I’ve been inundated the past few weeks and months with more banal tasks and to-dos than I would have liked—or even previously …