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January 2021

January 21, 2021

7 Life Lessons from The Boy and The Mole

Have you heard of the book The Boy, The Mole, the Fox and the Horse?...

September 2020

September 10, 2020

The Inspiring Story of the Man With 3 Months to Live

At the age of 53, Eugene O’Kelly was on top of the world. He was...

August 2020

August 13, 2020

7 Spiritual Insights from George Harrison’s Favorite Guru

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

August 06, 2020

An 8-Step Guide to Living Your Life with Gumption

These days, it can be easy to lose your joie de vivre (English translation: joy...

May 2020

May 12, 2020

5 Ways to Add More Stillness to Your Life

You’re at home now. You’ve probably been at home for several weeks, save for the...

April 2020

April 19, 2020

“The Last Time”: An Evocative New Way to Look at Life

Chances are that you’ve been sitting at home for 4 or 5 weeks now. I...

March 2020

March 09, 2020

5 Simple Truths from “Life’s Operating Manual”

Tom Shadyac was once a big-time Hollywood director, the man behind the films that launched...

March 01, 2020

Spiritual Lessons from an 89-Year Old Jazz Icon

This story appears in the new book Wake Up Call: Daily Insights for the Spiritually...

October 2019

October 15, 2019

Can “Radical Jesus” Lead Us to a Better World?

What’s your responsibility to the world? When you hear about the plight of refugees or...

September 2019

September 09, 2019

How to Make the Most of “The Second Half” of Life

Every once in a while, I meet a person who radiates joy. These are people...

August 2019

August 18, 2019

Why You Shouldn’t Lie About Your Age

I was in NYC recently, having a beer at the bar of an Upper West...

August 06, 2019

The 7-Step Guide to Being a Kinder Person

Late in his life the famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy began compiling a book titled...

July 2019

July 23, 2019

Have You Made the Big 4 Commitments of Life?

How do you measure the passage of time in your life? For most of us,...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

Brother John and the Purpose of Life

Sometimes real meaning can be found in the small events of life, when a seemingly...

May 2019

May 25, 2019

How to Worry Less—and Enjoy Life More

If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you...

May 20, 2019

5 Things to Experience Before You Die

There’s a dude named Aubrey Marcus who has a regular podcast—what might be better termed...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Is Work Becoming the New Religion?

Did you ever hear of the 8-Hour Day Movement? It was a global campaign started in...

March 19, 2019

Creating Your Future: A Law of Attraction in 6 Steps

Have you ever read the book or seen the movie called The Secret? Then you...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

The 10-Point Self-Improvement Plan—from Jack LaLanne

It is a religion with me. It's a way of life. A religion is a...

February 06, 2019

How to Make an Important Decision (advice from Saint Ignatius)

Some problems can't be solved by more thinking. ~Sam Harris Where do you turn when...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Death by Work: The Cautionary Tale of Frank Meyer Lemon

Did you ever wonder where the name “Meyer” lemon came from? I did the other...

January 16, 2019

The Greatest Thing in the World (as found in the Bible)

To me, reading the Bible for inspiration can be like panning for gold. I can...

January 09, 2019

The one vital lesson that all religions teach

Karen Armstrong is a former Catholic nun who left the church to become one of...

December 2018

December 26, 2018

7 Tips for the Spiritual Investor

I first published this column back in 2015, when the stock market had a few...

November 2018

November 14, 2018

Will Trump Fall Prey to the Law of Karma?

I’m not going to catalog Donald Trump’s bad behavior here. His insults and threats and...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

The Secret to a Happy (and Long) Marriage

This month marks my 25th wedding anniversary. When I was recently asked to speak at my...

October 03, 2018

7 ways to be better than you were yesterday

You don’t need to be better than anyone else. You just need to be better...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

Are you already holding the key to happiness?

It’s a given in life. We all want to be happy, all the time. Yet,...

September 19, 2018

Can the book that saved Lindsay Lohan help you cope with life?

At one point in time, if you asked anyone in my family who their favorite...

September 13, 2018

The Reluctant Billionaire and His 5 Keys to Happiness

I think everyone should be rich and famous to learn that’s not the answer. ~Jim...