This morning I read a remarkable perspective of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ended the terror of living as a black person in the United States. The article discusses how he taught the black community to face their worst fears and, as a community, accept abuse with a non-violent reaction. In the ways of Gandhi, Dr. King – Read More –
The Buddha taught: “If you are standing on one shore and want to cross over to the other shore, you have to use a boat or swim across. You cannot just pray, ‘Oh, other shore, please come over here for me to step across!’” To a Buddhist, praying without also practicing is not real prayer. – Read More –
Today I had the privilege and pleasure to interview some remarkable and truly impressive future students for my alma mater (Northwestern University). I was floored by these amazing students and the contributions they are already making to the world! And I could not stop myself from injecting “sage advice” into the discussions ;) I encouraged – Read More –
Sometimes it can be hard to believe that everything is happening for your highest good. It is easy to categorize some things as ‘wins’…and others as ‘losses’. We make judgements about ourselves and determine if we made a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ decision. We reflect on injustices that have occurred in our lives and wonder, “Why – Read More –
Time is a man-made creation… But it serves as a good reminder of how we can always make a new start. Every new year is a new chapter… Every new day, a new start… Every moment, a new beginning. Joy is found in enjoying each moment… For we are all truly blessed to have another – Read More –
So I decided to start this holiday morning off with a little Harry Potter :) As I was re-watching The Order of the Phoenix, I saw this scene of the Weasley twins breaking free of Hogwarts just after a confrontation with the (evil) Professor Umbridge and it resonated with me… In the scene before, the – Read More –
“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist During recent travels, I read The Alchemist – Read More –
This morning I was inspired by this beautiful photo and reminded that each day we have an opportunity to live in the peace of Heaven…while on Earth. This happens through our thoughts and how we choose to experience our inner and outer worlds. Natural beauty is all around us to serve as a reminder of – Read More –
Recently, I was introduced to the experiments of Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto. His work postulates human consciousness has an effect on the molecular structure of water. Emoto conducted experiments by exposing water to both positive and negative influences (or simply taping words with positive, negative connotation to the container of water), and observing the crystalized form. Photographs – Read More –