I wish I could tell you what I’m launching in a month. (I can’t…not just yet.) But I can tell you that it involves the power of groups, of tribes, of like-minded people gathered together. And part of me hates that because … Like 2/3 of the people in a recent Wharton study, I̵...

Over 1.4 Million people get the DailyOM email blast every morning. And honestly a short nugget of spiritual inspiration isn’t the worst way to start your day. They also offer a ton of online classes where you can pay either a suggested $25 (or $10 or $40) and then either “Find True Love in 2...

“All knowledge, the totality of all questions and answers, is contained in the dog.” – Kafka – Belle has been “mentoring” a lot of puppies these days. Last week, it was Chester, a mini Australian sheepdog. (Chester’s owner actually thanked me after taking them bot...

Book and project launches are tricky times. There’s a mix of excitement and disappointment, feelings of deep satisfaction and completion alongside with some particularly stinging rejections. One thing that’s helped me a lot this week is this wonderful essay by the great Ursula K. Le Guin: Maybe...

“If Someone Steals Your Cab, Then It Wasn’t Your Cab” • Taxi Cab Driver Wisdom I almost never go out. I vastly prefer having friends over. Last Friday, though, I gathered my courage and headed out with my crew to a downtown party of an old friend. I lasted about 15 crowd-filled minutes b...

In this time of increasingly shocking divisiveness, it’s easy to forget what the word “yoga” really means. The Sanskrit root actually means “to unite.” One of the most helpful things I’ve read this week was this Taoist Parable shared by Alan Briskin: During a time of gre...

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” Yeats Finding this so true in my garden every day. There are new revelations daily, both from the plants and from within myself. #magic  

My great friend @sezinc brought me back this gorgeous mala ‬ from Turkey. I noticed it has the traditional 108 beads and then an extra 30 (which is very rare.) Extensive research (read HERE) reveals that those are for either “acquisition of wealth” or “dexterity in black magic.” Hon...