Love Letter to the Grieving

Love Letter to the Grieving

I just read a beautiful reminder in the New York Times this morning about how important it is to write a letter to someone grieving about the person who has died. If you can think of a few special memories you have about the person who died, these can be such...
be the light. be the light. be the light.

be the light. be the light. be the light.

I woke up to news of another shooting. This following all of the divisiveness of the US elections a couple days ago. That following the heart-breaking images of starving children in Yemen. I don’t need to go on. I don’t need to list the countless more. You...
Small things are no small thing

Small things are no small thing

Sometimes my mentor, Brendon Burchard, asks us to consider what we would shout from the rooftop if we had a chance. What would we want to say to millions of people, given an opportunity? This morning, I woke up thinking about it. I knew I wanted to write to you. But...
Celebrate a talented friend!

Celebrate a talented friend!

My friend, Tom, is a playwright who lives in Los Angeles. I met Tom back in 1985 when I was an intern at the Los Angeles Children’s Museum and he was the theater teacher there. We’ve remained friends all these years and I’ve been lucky enough to have attended a number...

Your glass is already broken.

On a recent call, my spiritual teacher, Cheri Huber, mentioned a wonderful quote about impermanence: “Your favorite tea cup is already broken.” We know that everything changes. That we change. That all life is always in a state of flux. Yet, doesn’t...