Hope is a choice. That’s how I seeit. Viktor Frankl, neurologist, psychologist, and famously a concentration camp survivor, said, “Let us not fall prey to what we fear, but rather live into the direction of hope.” He attributes this sentiment to his method of...

The Sound of Silence Spiritual leader, Baba Ram Dass, wason a ten-day silent retreat. He had a roommate, someone he didn’t know, who neatly folded the corners of his bedsheets every day and laid out his clothes. RamDass didn’t tidy up anything, he felt like a slob and...

It was the fourth of July, 1998, at sunset. I was in a helicopter, cruising toward the Queen Mary, watching the world explode into color. I was writing Grace Slick’s memoir at the time, leadsinger for the rock and roll group, Jefferson Airplane. We’d developed...

When you say“yes” to others, make sure you’re not saying “no” to yourself. - - - Paul Coelho There’s a popular misconception that saying “yes” is spiritual and saying “No” is not. But it’s a far more complex issue. Granted, there are times when saying yes is...

Each morning I get up, I have coffee, I scan the LA Times for news that often aggravates my nervous system and then I go to the computer. Writing is my meditation. I don’t sit with my legs crossed, my spine erect, my eyes closed, my thumb andfirst finger touching and...