This past weekend, I was moved to tears of joy as I drove by and watched about 150 people with placards and signs in front of the library in the small town of Flagstaff, Ariz., just north of where I live. As a baby boomer, who participated in anti-war marches...

This may seem cliché, however, it could not be more true -- especially now. Most of us right now are in survival mode. The world is shaking, literally, with earthquakes on the East Coast of the U.S. and all over the world. Our financial systems are on shaky ground, with...

If you are like most of us, you have been getting more and more drawn to the dire headlines, yet again. We thought we squeaked by with the debt ceiling crisis only to watch the markets swing wildly and shed trillions of dollars anyway, and then the debt of the...

With nations struggling to deal with ever-increasing debt, does it feel like you are being left behind? Do you look at your own life and see an impending crisis? Do you sometimes wish you could get out of your situation and actually start anew?

We are living in a time...

Although we live in the freest society on earth, one that claimed its independence from a powerful oppressor long ago, most of us today are slaves in a free society.

How so? We're enslaved by our habits. We're enslaved by our beliefs. We're enslaved by our past. And we're...

Have you ever noticed that when you have a thought, feel a feeling or hold a belief, you often carry thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are diametrically opposed to it as well? For example, if you're very angry with someone, you may also feel love for them -- or maybe...

"You are responsible for your life."

At one time or another, you've probably heard this. And although it's true on many levels, it doesn't tell the whole story.

Before taking responsibility for our lives, many people play the role of the victim and blame their circumstances or other...

Almost everyone experiences turmoil in their relationship with one or more of their parents and this turmoil affects everything we experience in life.

I created the following video to help us all let go and love and accept our fathers as they are -- or were -- in honor...

Many of us work hard in life in an effort to get ahead and do the right thing. We strive on every level to better ourselves, our situation and our planet. Yet these endeavors to get ahead and improve our lot in life are often met with many roadblocks. There...

You've probably heard a lot about giving and receiving, and much of it can be quite conflicted. In my experience, you'll find that as you open the floodgates of the energy we call giving and receiving, it will take you to a completely new level of comfort and abundance in...

There's been so much good and bad that's come out of the blockbuster movie and book "The Secret" that it's sometimes hard to discern what to keep and what to throw away. Because of the backlash against "The Secret," some people have decided to throw out the baby with the...

Spring is a time of rebirth. No matter what your religious persuasion may be, resurrection is a powerful metaphor for what's often needed in our lives. Most of us die a little every day as we age and face life's natural challenges. It can start to feel like too much...

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by life's challenges? Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night worrying about your day to come? Do you spend too much time overall dwelling on your problems?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're not alone. Many of...

When there are natural or manmade disasters -- even if they are half a world away -- most of us are glued to the television or our favorite news source on the Web, checking frequently for the latest update. We can become completely obsessed with what's happening.

This obsession...