On rare occasions one comes across amazing insights disguised as common observations about ordinary things. Words can inspire, words can create images, which become profound and compelling reasons to engage, to act, to align oneself with a better, more rewarding life. George Carlin, author, thinker, and comic, had just that kind of impact on me,…Read More
Hi Peter! I just finished “The Constant Choice” and I wanted to let you how much I enjoyed it. It’s a helluva book which I had trouble putting down. Through my relationship with you and your family website, I was familiar with your early history but this book brought the up-front personal view I had…Read More
Recently, I saw a little cartoon with a sharp-toothed imp, all in green, smiling up at me from the screen and he was accompanied by the motto: Don’t be the best. Be the only. I love that. It takes the notion of achievement out of the competitive realm and into the one that actually counts,…Read More
When he was 12, Dong Woo Jang decided to make a traditional Korean bow using only the materials he could find in the woods. He can’t remember why, exactly. Like many children, especially in the Korean educational system, which is famous for its high expectations for achievement, he lived in a stressful world. His parents…Read More
Thy Will Be Done
In choosing good
Recently I had a reason to revisit these sacred words from a prayer that gets repeated daily by more than 2 billion Christians on this planet. God to me is a synonym for goodness, love and compassion. So whenever I hear the Lord’s Prayer my mind goes to all the great illuminators, the great figures…Read More
