Category Archives: Thoughts, Rants, and Sentiments

A man sets out on a hike through an incredibly beautiful forest. He knows that this hike culminates with a breathtaking vista overlooking the vast ocean. He knows this because he has traveled this path many times. He loves both … Continue reading →

People often dismiss belief, their own included, as being intangible and without potency. Yet it is belief that differentiates the trajectory of our lives.  Will we live and die without tasting the nectar of the almighty, who knocks on our … Continue reading →

One day I was eating breakfast with my daughters in a crowded restaurant and I asked them to look around. I asked them, “How many of these people look like Barbie or Ken?”  They looked around…then had blank looks on … Continue reading →

I remember growing up in Los Angeles with terrible smog.  The smog was so bad that you couldn’t see more than a few miles on a clear day, our eyes burned, and our lungs hurt while breathing deep.  The state … Continue reading →

I don’t know much about the subject of depression, but I do know that yesterday I took an elderly relative (who’s showing signs of mild depression) to her doctor.  Without even asking about the social and environmental aspects of her … Continue reading →

A fellow parent in my neighborhood was telling me that she relies on Fox for most of her news and information. I said “What the *#@&!?” We had a cordial discussion and the following day she sent me an email … Continue reading →

Imagine if a person’s personal bank account was directly correlated to the level of life fulfillment they felt.  Imagine living in a world where the only way that you could increase your material wealth was to increase your sense of … Continue reading →

This is a letter that I wrote to my niece.  She had just started to meditate and asked for some tips: Meditation has the power to transform your life in a way that is unimaginably magical.  This I know from direct … Continue reading →

Humans want answers.  We have some very big questions to ask and some very rough terrain to navigate: What gives meaning to life?  What will happen to me when I take my last breath?  Why do terrible things sometimes happen to innocent … Continue reading →

Love is the medicine.  Now is the time.  Be good to others. And sing with your true feeling.  This moment is a supreme miracle.