“There is no wealth but life.” John Ruskin Life is so interesting with all its twists and turns. Just when we think we understand the road ahead, it curves. Just when we think we know how something is going to unfold, Spirit reminds us that there is a much bigger picture than the one we can see with our human eyes. For almost six years now, my life has been a living lesson in trust. When I left everything behind to begin the Peace On Earth Tour, I did not have a detailed p

“We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It is up to us to make it good or bad.” Anonymous Every life begins as a blank space, filled with possibility. There is something miraculous about realizing that each new day places a fresh canvas before us. Yesterday may have left some marks. There may be colors we wish we had never chosen, lines we would like to erase, and places where the picture did not turn out anything like we imagined. Yet today, the b

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare What a wonderful ideal, right? If we humans truly understood the power behind this simple recipe, perhaps we would exist in a world of harmony. It sounds simple enough. But how many times have I followed a recipe exactly and the meal or cake did not turn out as expected? I can have all the right ingredients, measure everything carefully, follow every instruction, and still something goes awry. Maybe I took it

“Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.” Ecclesiastes 3:15 I was thinking today in meditation that there is something deeply comforting about knowing that life unfolds according to a divine rhythm. We often think of time as a straight line—past, present, and future marching one after another. Yet scripture gently reminds us that there is something much greater at work. "Whatever is has already been, an

"The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears." ~ James Allen One of the greatest gifts we can receive on our spiritual journey is the realization that truth is timeless. It doesn't belong to one teacher, one religion, one philosophy, or one generation. Truth simply is. Throughout history it has been discovered, expressed, expanded upon, and shared by those willing to listen deeply to the whisperings of the Divine. Th

“Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.” Earl Nightingale Every garden begins with a single seed. The same is true of our lives. Whether we realize it or not, we are constantly planting seeds into the fertile soil of our subconscious mind. Every thought we think, every word we speak, every emotion we repeatedly feel becomes a seed. With enough repetition and enough emotional energy, those seeds beg

"Be the person your dog thinks you are." – Unknown Over the course of this lifetime, I have been blessed with the companionship of many animals. My first dog was a tiny Chihuahua named Peppy. Since then, I have shared my life with dogs of all sizes—from little lap dogs to a big-hearted Rottweiler named Rock—and several beloved cats as well. While each had a unique personality, they all shared one remarkable quality: when I looked into their eyes, I saw God. Animals have a w

“I love you neither with my heart nor with my mind. My heart might stop my mind can forget. I love you with my soul because my soul never stops or forgets." -Rumi There is a kind of love that the world tries to teach us—structured, conditional, and often rooted in survival. And then there is the love of the soul… infinite, unwavering, and untouched by circumstance. In our early years, we are like open vessels, absorbing what love looks like through the actions of those arou

“When we’re growing up, there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.” - Elliot Page From the moment we enter this world, the voices begin. Do this. Be that. Follow this path. Choose this way. Parents, teachers, society, and even well-meaning friends offer their guidance. And while much of it comes from love, it can also become a chorus so loud that it drowns out the most important voice of all—your own. There com

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” —Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve knew something about being a hero and he also knew the heartbreak of struggle and overwhelming obstacles. As Superman he could leap tall buildings and swoop into precarious situations to battle the villains. After a horrifying accident while riding a horse in a competition, his superpowers were proven to be only on screen