Despite the capacity to verbalize an understanding that the world, and everything in it, is impermanent, humans continue to seek the idea of perpetuity. It seems to be part of human nature, or perhaps ...

Nearly a century old, my mom is in the winter of her life. She’s lived a long life, a good life, a meaningful life. I write this post to offer you, the reader, this thought to consider: Many of us in ...

A fundamental concept of Buddhism is impermanence, which I believe, once embraced, helps cultivate positive well being. The gentle Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, reminds us: “Impermanence ...

“Nothing in the world is permanent, we are foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we are more foolish not to take delight when it lasts” – Somerset Maugham I remember how when I was ...

Impermanence is a collection of essays by writers from or living in Northern Ireland. Its co-editor, Neil Hegarty led a discussion at a John Hewitt International Summer School event, with contributors ...

In Northern Ireland’s troubled history there have been few moments of illumination. When Seamus Heaney left for Wicklow in the early 1970s, he worried that he’d miss one when it came, his eyes ...

Our thoughts are like waves in the ocean. They keep coming. Sometimes, it feels like the waves are bigger and we’re fighting for air. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. I have been ...

Organized by filmmaker, artist, and curator Katherine Simóne Reynolds, the Denver show is a poetic meditation on love, grief, and healing. Guest curator Katherine Simóne Reynolds with Clyfford Still ...