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  • When do we become good?

    On a recent episode of NPR’s “This American Life,” this question was posed: “When do people become bad?” A professor very wisely replied that he thought that this was the wrong question. He offered instead that the question should be: When do people become good? I think I agree. Perhaps our focus on Read more…

  • Q: Why should I give to charity when there are so many billionaires?

    A: It is easy to point to people richer than I am, and to expect them to pay for the needs I see in the world around me, in my colleagues, my friends and family. What is more of a challenge is to look for my own places of abundance (however minor they might be),…

  • 40 on 40. Forty things I think I have learned–on my 40th b’day.

    As I turn 40, I take a few minutes to reflect on what I think I know, on what I think I have learned. I know one thing for sure: there is so much more to learn (and I can’t wait!).  Meanwhile, I share my musings below. I made a list of 40 things I…

  • How is it that this is not already so?

    What a privilege (in every sense of the word) it is to be able to so often jog through the magnificent Balboa Park. Today, I first encountered a string quartet on my jog.  Four talented young people who had informally positioned folding chairs facing each other, as they do, graciously offering Read more […]

  • 4 Ways 2 B a Better Listener:

      We have all had it happen. We have all been caught with our listening-pants down, clearly not paying attention to someone we care about. These are four BE strategies I try (not always successfully) to employ when I sense that my engagement will bless someone: Be forgetful.  The chicken Read more […]

  • 44 Cents & A List of 20

    Here is my monthly gratitude list, should it be of interest. Twenty things I am grateful for on this 20th day of the month: Emails from my kids.  They usually begin with something like, “Hello Lovely Dad.”  Reminds me of when they were little when they would come to me and say, “Please wonderful Read…

  • 10 on 10/10 [Again]

    On the 10th day of October last year, I made a list of 10 things that made/make me happy.  Just a few minutes ago, I looked down at the date-box on my computer.  I was reminded that 10/10 has rolled around again and I felt inspired to continue this new tradition.  So, in no particular…

  • From the front page of the newspaper

    This appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune on Wednesday, July 24, 2013–should it be of interest. Read more […]

  • What being a dad has taught me (and my dad, too)

    In honor of Father’s Day, my dad and I created a blog post about what fatherhood has taught us. To see our list, click here, and let us know your thoughts, please. Read more […]

  • Does a spiritual encounter have to be high-inducing?

    For me, the answer is no.  I see so many social-media posts promising “earth-shaking” and “life-changing” services and meetings.  And while I have been to many such services, I have also attended many simple, quiet moments and gatherings in which the still, simple preciousness of the Divine Read more […]