What do I imagine would happen if I responded to pain with softness and vulnerability instead of self-recriminations about how I am not...

“When I walk into an unknown situation, I don’t focus on what others think about me, I focus on what I think about them.” I was 17 years...

In 2008, I independently produced the audio version of my third book, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road,...

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

◊ ◊ ◊ 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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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....

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

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 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...

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

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...

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...

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...