True confession time: For a period of about three years, I paid a stranger to listen to my deepest, most embarrassing secrets. Part of the arrangement was that he was supposed to give me useful advice without judging me (though …
The most important emotion you never feel anymore
“We have scrubbed the world of magic.” — Alan Watts “Never lose a holy curiosity.” — Albert Einstein “Awesome” is a word I hear nearly every day. I say it myself when one of my daughters shows me her schoolwork or …
On dying early
On March 28, 1942, an elite but untested force of British Commandos conducted one of the most daring raids ever attempted behind enemy lines during World War II. It happened at a critical moment of the war, as France had …
7 spiritual lessons from graphic design
My graphic design career began in the late 80’s when design tastes were very…well, graphic. Fascinated with computers, digital images and advertising, I would spend hours laying out newsletters and direct mail postcards using WordPerfect and a borrowed IBM PC. …
Are we approaching the ‘Omega Point’ of human evolution?
Can you envision a future in which all humans treat each other with respect, compassion and love? Where everyone possesses an inherent spirituality and understanding of our place in the universe? Where technology is used not for warfare but as …
Zigzagging toward the light: How to love your path to growth
As I sit here thinking about the concept of a life’s journey, it occurs to me there are literally thousands of path metaphors I could use. You’ve heard them all… Sometimes the path of life is narrow, or dark, or …
The song that inspired this blog
A lot of “spiritual” thoughts have been zooming around my head the last couple of years. Part of this process surely has to do with getting older (and hopefully wiser?), as I struggle with some of the more existential questions …