Make A Wish…Or Make It Happen!

All the political zeitgeist in America has set a new fire under the notion that the foundation of our national culture an economy is about how hard work and determination = a sound future.   Wishing is not a part of the rhetoric, as much as words like...

The Perils Of Instant Gratification!

There are too many times we reach for the immediate fix of people, places, tastes, experiences and things for a thrill… What a dangerous business instant gratification can be!  Its very easy to look to the now and lose sight of the big picture.  There’s...

Some Hard-Won Life Wisdom

Viktor Frankl is a true hero.   He was a neurologist, psychotherapist and a concentration camp survivor, and he wrote the best-selling book “Man’s Search For Meaning.”  Yesterday at my Buddhist temple, the Chief Priest gave a lecture about this book....

Instagramming: Time For Beautiful Fun!

Today is my little fur baby’s birthday and the kick-off day of an awesomely long weekend, so I thought it would be fun to do an Instagram post of some eye-opening beautiful and brilliant things that I’ve seen & discovered around LA! Butter nail polish...

How Good Do You Feel?

Over and again we hear that like attracts like, that good things come to those who expect them, that changing our mind will change our universe. In Buddhism there is a passage from the Gosho that reads ” Be the master of your mind, don’t let your mind be...

Curiosity Keeps Leading Us Down New Paths!

(you can buy this awesome poster from Artistico on Etsy!)  Its really hard to be a powerful force moving forward in life if you are living in the past.  Interest in the world and child-like curiosity about life are the key to staying present, strong &...