“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23 This was the first Bible verse my mother taught me, and it has served as a guiding thread in my life ever since. I keep returning to it, and each time I do, a strange tingling, a...

This summer, I visited a remarkable installation from the Pinault Collection, displayed in the vast circular hall of the Bourse de Commerce. The space was almost entirely empty. At its center, a wide, still surface of water held ceramic bowls drifting at their own...

We all know that physical movement is good for us. And yet, it’s often hard to begin: waking up early, getting dressed, showing up, exerting effort, then releasing it. Still, I hardly know anyone who has ever said after a workout, “I shouldn’t have come.” Usually, the...