Our mainstream media do a thorough job of indoctrinating fear of strangers into our world-view. Secure in our locked homes, we watch atrocities on television and wonder how our world has become so insane. Our response to these fears is to construct walls, fences, borders, and prisons to keep away anyone who isn’t quite [...]

Have you ever been in just the right place at just the right time? Do you ever feel unseen hands guiding events for you? These rare experiences of good fortune are examples of “synchronicity.” Carl Jung defines synchronicity as “a meaningful coincidence of two or more events, where something other than the probability of chance [...]

All parents hope their children will grow up to be responsible adults. Do you ever consider what the word “responsible” actually means? My favorite definition is “the ability to respond.” Most people are able to respond to challenges at home, at work, and in their community. Broaden the domain, and the picture gets fuzzy. Are [...]

Why is James Cameron’s Titanic such a colossal success? I believe that the wizardry behind Cameron’s storytelling is his ability to make us feel deeply about ideas and concepts that we rarely dare to examine. Cameron uses the movie theatre as a modern-day spiritual center, a place where people can experience a deeper sense of [...]

What is your definition of power? Unfortunately, when the subject of power comes up, the context is often negative: abuse of power, power hungry, etc. The use of power in our civilization has been linked to war, corruption and other atrocities.
Power is neither positive nor negative, it simply is. Consider my favorite definition of power: [...]

Have you ever been annoyed because something wasn’t working out in your life? Do you remember how you felt? Did you develop a tightness in your chest, pain in your neck, or even a headache? When you set out to do something in the world, obstacles sometimes arise. How do you deal with obstacles? Do [...]

Do you ever wonder about the purpose of life? Why are you here? What would you like to accomplish in this lifetime? Dr. Wayne Dyer, in his book, Real Magic (ISBN: 0-06-109150-2) points out that our personal evolution occurs in three stages. In the first stage, which he calls “enlightenment through suffering”, you feel like [...]