COVER STORY
• Racing Time: The Art of Trying by Stephen Kiesling

FEATURES
• Three Stages/ Three Paths by Jeffery Paine
• Sustainable You by Horst M. Rechbacher
• Listening to Your Gut by Gil Hedley
• A Conversation with Kathleen Norris The Editors
• Exposed as a Camel Eater by Judith Fein

COLUMNS
• BODY PRACTICES: Heavy Metal Mindfulness by Jennifer Derryberry Mann
• ZENVESTING: Freedom by Paul H. Sutherland
• CARE OF THE SOUL: Changing Directions by Thomas Moore
• OPEN MIND, OPEN HEART: What Is Your God Made Of? by Jill Neimark
• ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE SPIRITUAL TRAVELER: Why Take the Bible Seriously? . . . Is Theism or Atheism More Violent? by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
• OPENING: A NEW WAY OF SEEING: Photography by Christopher Briscoe
• BEST PRACTICE: Seeing Scarcity or Abundance by Philip and Karen Smith
• FROM THE EDITOR: Aliveness
• POETRY: "Migration" by Harriet Brown Commentary by Kathleen Norris
• CONTRIBUTORS: Horst M. Rechelbacher, Harriet Brown, Peggy La Cerra, Ph.D., Jeffery Paine

BOOK REVIEWS
• The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully by Joan Chittister
• Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct by Michael McCullough
• The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama by Pico Iyer
• Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age by Maggie Jackson
• American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau edited by Bill McKibben
• The Attentive Life: Discerning God's Presence in All Things by Leighton Ford
• Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris
• Turtle Feet: the Making and Unmaking of a Buddhist Monk by Nikolai Grozni
• Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-It-Ourselves Guide by Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew

AUDIO REVIEWS
• Tine Thing Helseth: Trumpet Concertos
• Mississippi John Hurt: Vanguard Visionaries
• Hoku Zuttermeister: 'Aina Kupuna (Ancestral Land)
• Boston Gay Men's Chorus: Live in Poland
• Suzanne Teng: Enchanted Wind

UPDATES AND OBSERVATIONS
SOUL/BODY
• Healthcaring by James Duffy, M.D.
• When You Have Nothing to Give but Your Tears by Judith Fein
• Finding the Hidden Reasoning of Intuition by Monika Rice
• Memories with No Brain? by Betsy Robinson
• Ongoing Studies of Mindfulness for Health and Tranquility by Sheldon Lewis
• Alternative Practices by Betsy Robinson
• Pioneer Makes About-Face on Alternative Medicine by Betsy Robinson
ACTIONS
• Earth Friendly Fundraising by Betsy Robinson
• Spiritual Work Library by Betsy Robinson
• Things We Can Do to Prevent Greenwashing by Betsy Robinson
• Visiting Our Neighbors in Jail by Stephen Kiesling
CONNECTIONS
• Why Fairness Feels Good
• Why Not to Bet on a Good Show by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
• Men's Spirituality by Betsy Robinson
• Going Boldly into That Good Night by Mridu Khullar
• Jesus' Solutions to Bullying by Betsy Robinson
• Our Relationship with God by Betsy Robinson
EXPANDING UNIVERSE:
• Growing People by Betsy Robinson
• Prayer Basket by Virginia Ann Froehle
• A Quick Look at the Energetics of "I" by Peggy La Cerra, Ph.D.
ENLIGHTENED DIET
• Can Restaurant Chefs Rescue Wild Fish? By Matt Sutherland
• Foods for Age-Related Problems by Monika Rice