…practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for “instructions.” ◊ ◊ ◊ Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons f...

◊ ◊ ◊ If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison ◊ ◊ ◊ On day 13 of a 14-day hiking trip across Mo...

There are more truths in 24 hours of a life than in all the philosophies. Raoul Vaneigem I arrived in Cairns, Australia, during early winter. It was close to...

When I tell people that I’ve traveled to Nepal, they ask me with a straight face if I climbed Mount Everest. And I think, You’ve got to be kidding. I prefer ...

The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson. Tom...

As I strolled the streets of Jaipur, northern India’s “pink city” nicknamed for the hue of its old buildings, men with time on their hands called out to me: ...

Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time. Leo Buscaglia After enjoying a New Year’s Eve dinner at Nepal’s Dwarika’s Hotel in Ka...

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. Lena Horne Two New Zealand airlines sent me ping-ponging between their service counters at...

Motor scooters have been my preferred mode of transport in India, Bali, French Polynesia, Vietnam and the Caribbean. It’s one of my favorite ways to just be w...

I’m in a restaurant dining with a dear friend, who is an extrovert on steroids, and nine people in her network of friends and family. Swirling about me and e...

After you’ve been staring at a proposal, research paper, law brief, business contract or letter writing campaign, your attention can wander. You get bored. N...

Take a Break from the News. What’s reported is mostly negative. The truth? Good exists in this world and we can forget that when steeped in daily feeds of hu...

In 1998 I was on the way back to my hotel from London’s Piccadilly Circus when I met a charming woman on the Underground. She was a retired Air Force intelli...

Motivational guru Jim Rohn’s observation is a game changer. The key variable in Rohn’s equation is exposure to clean energy: Thoughts. Attitude. People. What...

If you are bored with something after two minutes, keep doing it for four minutes. If you stay bored, do it for eight, then sixteen minutes. If still bored, ...

What one does is what counts, not what one had the intention of doing. Pablo Picasso Show Up Scenario: you think about setting out for that long-term goal. Y...

You grew up riding the subway/running with people/ up in Harlem, down on Broadway/ You’re no tramp but you’re no lady/ talkin’ that street talk/ you’re the h...

July 2018 marks the 10th Anniversary of my flagship book, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road, a modern meditative classic in th...