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April 25, 2013
Excessive generosity: how you can make your world a better place.
I just finished reading the wonderful More or Less, Choosing a Lifestyle of Excessive Generosity,...
April 16, 2013
Where is God when evil happens?
I started writing this post just after the Newtown school shootings in Connecticut this past January,...
March 2013
March 24, 2013
Leaving the church and finding God.
Who is the greatest figure in the history of American spirituality? If you ask me...
March 10, 2013
You have three months to live. Now what?
At 53, Eugene O’Kelly was on top of the world. He was Chairman and CEO...
February 2013
February 24, 2013
Do you know the 100-year old secret behind “The Secret”?
You’ve probably seen one of the many studies in recent years that have found Americans...
February 08, 2013
Donald Shimoda: Life lessons from a fictional messiah.
Over the past few years, I’ve written almost 100 blog posts on all types of...
January 2013
January 23, 2013
The Soul Whisperer: Thomas Moore and the care and understanding of our souls.
Last year I moved into a home with large built-in bookcases in the den. This...
January 04, 2013
How to be more spiritual in 2013 in just 60 seconds a day.
We all start the new year with grand plans. We’re going to get in shape....
December 2012
December 09, 2012
How a 700-Year Old Prayer Can Help You Find God.
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in...
November 2012
November 06, 2012
Surviving Sandy: Prayer, an angel and my black Buddha.
You’ll be reading this post several days after I wrote it, when I again have...
October 2012
October 14, 2012
Is my God better than your God? Mirabai Starr and the case for one God.
A small Christian church near my home recently made an attempt to bring in speakers...
September 2012
September 23, 2012
Killing the Guru and Finding God: the Andrew Harvey Story.
I was recently introduced to a fellow by the name of Andrew Harvey while listening...
September 08, 2012
Welcome to Wake Up Call. An eye-opening take on spirituality.
For starters, let me introduce myself. I’m Tom Rapsas, and I’m thrilled to be starting...
July 2012
July 28, 2012
The amazing power of 100% pure, unlimited agape.
I’m not talking about the love you feel for your favorite ice cream, your cat...
July 03, 2012
Jesus, Mary Magdalene and sexuality.
The companion of the Son is Miriam of Magdala. The teacher loved her more than...
April 2012
April 16, 2012
How a 3-second encounter with an old man taught me about mindfulness.
The eternal life that we are now living will be well lived if we...
March 2012
March 22, 2012
Dr. Seuss and the quirky hand of fate.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer...
March 01, 2012
The Forbidden Sayings of Jesus
Have you ever heard of the Gnostic Gospels? They’re a collection of 60 or so...
January 2012
January 29, 2012
Do you have Inner Peace? Ask yourself these 12 questions.
I’ve written previously about John Templeton and his inspirational tome the Worldwide Laws of Life....
January 16, 2012
Looking for some inspiration? Check out Life Tweets.
I’m excited to tell you that I just published an e-book titled Life Tweets, Inspirational...
January 03, 2012
Einstein, Hilary Hahn & The Meaning of Life.
Albert Einstein was once asked to provide “the ultimate explanation of the world”, or what...
November 2011
November 10, 2011
The spiritual billionaire who gave away all his money.
Human life is ultimately about a search for meaning, a path to enlightenment--to discovering our...
October 2011
October 19, 2011
The most impressive rich white guy obituary ever.
Maybe it’s because I’ve passed the 50-year milestone and I’m feeling my own mortality, but...
September 2011
September 27, 2011
I found Sal, pilot of the Happy Love Spaceship.
Give joy, hope, courage, something of value, to those you pass and those you come...
September 21, 2011
Good and evil and 9/11.
I‘ve worked in New York City for much of the past 20 years, and lived...
August 2011
August 02, 2011
There’s a feral cat living in my house.
You find what you look for: good or evil, problems or solutions. ~John Marks Templeton...
July 2011
July 12, 2011
Meet Roger, the coolest panhandler in NYC.
There’s a dude I pass most days on the way to my office in New...
May 2011
May 14, 2011
Raising your spiritual consciousness.
“God is a current that runs through and between all things. The Divine Source resides...
April 2011
April 26, 2011
Think and Grow Rich–with sex?
Successful people tend to be highly sexed. ~Napolean Hill One of the more curious chapters...
March 2011
March 19, 2011
Walking through the wall.
Since my daughter was a very small child, I’ve told her fairy tales at night....
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