A Reason For Living in a Nutshell

In brief, my book A REASON FOR LIVING is the product of a sustained effort to answer in the most enlightening and inspiring way this single question: Why live? I started to ask myself that question about thirty years ago after my diving accident, which left the husky and lusty... Read More

Finding Hope In Trying Times

Growing up, as a child of the 60's, peace, love and harmony were the words being chanted by the hippies, flower children and all who questioned authority and were against the Vietnam War. I remember thinking how I couldn't wait to grow up. I knew in my young mind it... Read More

Whats Simple?

If you walk up to a stranger in the grocery store and ask them to define "simple," as in "simple life," they'll probably say something like "having less stuff." Or they might hit you with a frozen turkey. But probably they'll associate simple with stuff.The thing is that simple is... Read More

Look To Trees To Help You Keep Balanced And Focused While Achieving Your Dreams

Do you remember looking up through the branches of a beautiful, leafy tree, on a warm sunny day? How the sunlight filtering through the lush greeness, seemed to take on an almost magical quality?And do you recall how this golden sunlight and the softly swaying branches almost seemed to be... Read More

Lessons about Life in an Unexpected Place

Did you ever receive a gift in an unexpected place?I did, when I went to McDonald's recently. My order was mistakenly placed as a Child's Happy Meal. For some reason, I decided it was worth keeping, and in it was a gift in the form of a Sega game for... Read More

Justice Delayed

Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 22, 2003I have three grown children. My elderly father, six younger brothers, and a large extended family live in the old country.The last time I took my children for a family visit was 15 years ago. The reason I have not... Read More

Anything That?s Worth Doing, Is Worth Doing Poorly

Yes you got it. You read it correctly. We're not out of our minds. We really are saying that "anything that's worth doing is worth doing poorly". When we found this quote by Joachim DePosada on the web site: The Gary Halbert Letter, it struck such a huge cord. It... Read More

Do We Really Want to Be There Yet

The beauty in creation is in the process, in every single step along the way.A lot of attention is given a thing that is under construction or in the building stages. The activity around the construction of a new high-rise, an ocean liner or dam is immense. Volumes of energy... Read More

Addicted To Her

Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 4, 2003I dated a woman I work with for four years. In both our minds we were soul mates. A year and a half ago she broke it off. I never found out the real reasons.After we broke up she would... Read More

Discover The Magic Of Doing What You Love

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man... Read More

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Fickle Fates

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Opening Hearts is as Easy as Opening a Window

Two-year-old Owen goes to speech therapy twice a week. The... Read More

Misplaced Allegiance

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Live After 40

"For man, as a specie, and unlike other inhabitants of... Read More

8 Ways to Get Your Healthy Groove On

You've heard the saying, "You are what you eat." I... Read More

Create Resistance or Creative Acceptance

Resistance is not a new word, but for many of... Read More

Comfort and Achievement

I'll share with you one of my deepest insights about... Read More

Flaming Fire Within Our Bones

Jeremiah was certainly one of the most distinguished notables of... Read More

Anamcara - The Blessing of Peace

"Come out of the circle of time and into... Read More

Contemptable Temptation

Let's look at the lesson we should all pay attention... Read More

Adages for the New Age

The old familiar adages just don't do it for me... Read More

Coming To Your Senses, Again and Again!

When we talk about the Enchanted Self we are referring... Read More

The Spectacular You

I recently received a letter addressed to Spectacular Rachelle Lee.... Read More

Facing the Enemies Within

We are not born with courage, but neither are we... Read More

The Eyes of the Clown

There are few enough miracles in life, God knows. I... Read More

Leading a World Class Life

Every four years the world is given the gift of... Read More

Aftermath of a Child?s Near Death Experience

An 18 month-old girl lay dying of diphtheria in January... Read More

From the Hint of a Rainbow to...

The grey sky of morning contained an ominous quality. The... Read More

How To Deal With Shyness

Although shyness can be overcome, there is a fair chance... Read More

Sixty-Second Caring

"How are you doing?" you ask. There's a pause before... Read More

Create 10 Delightful Daily Habits

Practising extreme self-care in our life involves practising good "daily"... Read More

One Night Stand

Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 24,... Read More

Two Drops Of Water

Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 17,... Read More

The Power of Courtesy and Kindness

I'm currently listening to The Secrets of the Power of... Read More

How to Put the Sizzle Back in Your Relationship with These Seven Goal Setting Tools

Goal Setting and Relationships?That is not as weird as it... Read More

The Brilliant You, Unreleased!

You're a remarkable person. But, you knew that already. Still,... Read More

A Life of Purposes Extraction

Purpose. What is purpose? Drinking coffee when you wake up... Read More

Humble Riches

"We come equipped with everything we need to experience a... Read More

Rightful Owner

Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 20,... Read More

Increase Awareness With One Simple Question

There are many ways we can increase our own personal... Read More

Irresistible

Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 29,... Read More

Let Change Be Your Friend, Mentor, and Inspiration

People have a tendency of anticipating pending change on the... Read More

Look To Trees To Help You Keep Balanced And Focused While Achieving Your Dreams

Do you remember looking up through the branches of a... Read More