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March 2020

March 16, 2020
Can faith help us in a time of crisis? If we believe in a God,...
March 09, 2020
Tom Shadyac was once a big-time Hollywood director, the man behind the films that launched...
March 01, 2020
This story appears in the new book Wake Up Call: Daily Insights for the Spiritually...

February 2020

February 23, 2020
If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, it will be enough. ~Meister...
February 17, 2020
Pick up the classic Chinese philosophy book titled Tao Te Ching and its logic may...
February 09, 2020
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper....
February 01, 2020
How do you start your day upon waking up? After you hit the alarm, do...

January 2020

January 26, 2020
I heard the voice of God in 1993. At least, I believe it was God....
January 19, 2020
Whether it’s a son or daughter, niece or nephew, granddaughter or grandson, we all want...
January 12, 2020
Whenever I feel myself getting stressed and overburdened by the demands of work and/or life,...
January 04, 2020
There are two kinds of New Year resolutions you can make. One is outward facing,...

December 2019

December 27, 2019
For those who say it is hard to find good news these days, let me...
December 22, 2019
Doesn’t Christmas always seem to go by in a blur? All the planning, all the...
December 15, 2019
It’s hard to think of a more genuinely good person than the Dalai Lama. As...
December 07, 2019
A mid-life crisis is described as “a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight...

November 2019

November 30, 2019
In my previous post, I wondered whether it wasn’t more important that we follow the...
November 20, 2019
I read a lot of religion and spirituality books and it’s rare to come across...
November 13, 2019
Have you ever occasionally wondered if prayer wasn’t just a big frigging waste of time?...
November 05, 2019
A funny thing happened on the way to publishing this column. I discovered that the...

October 2019

October 29, 2019
There’s a slightly darker side to spirituality, a place where it’s not about light energy...
October 24, 2019
It’s easy to be centered and spiritually-aware when you’re in the comforts of your own...
October 15, 2019
What’s your responsibility to the world? When you hear about the plight of refugees or...
October 07, 2019
What do you do if you’re an ultra-rich, celebrity pop star and you realize your...

September 2019

September 30, 2019
What do you do when the world isn’t right around you? When you see a...
September 23, 2019
Do you live life in touch with your innermost feelings—or do you live strictly through...
September 16, 2019
Sometimes you can find spiritual guidance in the strangest places. Like the ABA Journal, an...
September 09, 2019
Every once in a while, I meet a person who radiates joy. These are people...

August 2019

August 31, 2019
“Let us be silent, and we may hear the whispers of the Gods.” ~Ralph Waldo...
August 27, 2019
Do you ever find yourself disconnected from life, more concerned with your to-do list or...
August 18, 2019
I was in NYC recently, having a beer at the bar of an Upper West...
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