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May 2024

May 30, 2024

How to Get Unstuck and Find Your Calling

This is one of the 112 stories that appears in Wake Up Call: Daily Insights...

May 24, 2024

The Meditation that’s like “An Orgasm in Your Head”

Sounds like an overpromise, doesn’t it? But’s that’s how Dr. Joe Dispenza describes a specific...

May 16, 2024

5 Spiritual Lessons from The World’s Favorite Yogi

There’s a 78-year old book that has had an outsized effect on many modern-day spiritual...

May 09, 2024

Spirit Guides vs. Guardian Angels. Who Do You Trust?

You might already be asking yourself: What’s a spirit guide and how does it differ...

May 01, 2024

The One Vital Lesson All Religions Teach

Karen Armstrong is a former Catholic nun who left the church and became one of...

April 2024

April 25, 2024

Tuning In: How to Receive Inspiration from the Universe

What does a famous music producer know about spirituality? As it turns out, plenty. Rick...

April 18, 2024

How to Change Your Energy (And Your Life)

Everything is energy and energy is what humans are really made of. When we change...

April 10, 2024

Do You Already Hold the Key to The Answers You Seek?

This is one of the 112 stories included in my new book Wake Up Call:...

April 03, 2024

How Jorge Bergoglio Met God and Became Pope

Who is the best-known religious figure in the world today? One could argue the 14th...

March 2024

March 28, 2024

Unveiling the Mysteries of Jesus’ Resurrection

It’s Easter week and if you attend church services on Sunday, you’ll likely hear the...

March 21, 2024

You just died. So what happens to your soul?

If you believe in life after death, where do we go when we die? Much...

March 14, 2024

Is Marriage the Key to a Happier Life?

For the past 20-plus years, my wife and I have been besties with the same...

March 07, 2024

You’re 60-plus and unsure of your purpose. Now what?

If you’ve been on the spiritual path for any length of time, you’re bound to...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

12 Bits of Timeless Advice from a 72-Year-Old Sage

For years now, I’ve kept a small notebook by my side. I use it to...

February 22, 2024

Finding the “Inner Presence” that is God

Are you familiar with the “signs of the cross”? As a child and teen,...

February 14, 2024

Valarie Kaur & A New Definition of Love

“I believe revolutionary love is the call of our times.” ~Valarie Kaur In See No...

February 08, 2024

Be the Kind One: Everybody Needs Compassion

Have you ever heard of “Thumper’s Rule?” In the Disney film Bambi, there’s a young rabbit...

February 01, 2024

Rainn Wilson & The Start of a Beautiful New Religion

Rainn Wilson is best known for playing the role of Dwight Schrute on the popular...

January 2024

January 25, 2024

Caring for the Soul in Winter

If you enjoy this story, you'll find 112 just like it in my new book...

January 18, 2024

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 5 Big Rules of Life

Have you ever purchased a book from Amazon and, when you received it, thought that...

January 12, 2024

Oprah & Brooks’ 4 Pillars to a Happy Life

If you enjoy this story, you'll find 112 just like it in my new book...

January 04, 2024

“A jolt for the soul, a thunderbolt of profound insight.”

This week I’m taking a break from my regular spiritual fare, to tell you a...

December 2023

December 27, 2023

How to Improve Your Spiritual Well-Being—Sunup to Sundown

The following story is one of 112 included in my new book "Wake Up Call:...

December 21, 2023

The Birth of Baby Jesus—as Told by the Wise Men

Who were the Wise Men (Magi) who traveled so far to honor the birth of...

December 14, 2023

The Joys of Finding Christmas Within

It’s the holiday season. And whether you’re a Christian or not, it’s a special time...

December 08, 2023

“What’s The Meaning of Life?” And 3 Other Big Questions for Bard

There’s been a lot of buzz recently about AI, otherwise known as artificial intelligence. While...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

The Superpower We Share with Jesus

In The Universal Christ, Franciscan friar Richard Rohr makes an astounding claim: You and I...

November 21, 2023

The Importance of Being Thankful Today—And Every Day

Every year around the holidays, on bumper stickers and lawn signs, we’re reminded to “Keep...

November 17, 2023

The Meditation Practice for People Too Busy to Meditate

If you’re the kind of person who says they don’t have time to meditate, this...

November 08, 2023

The Importance of Sharing the Wisdom You’ve Learned

What have you learned during your time here on earth? And who will you pass...