Dad, once an aspiring architect, drove his own catering truck to feed factory workers in downtown Los Angeles, and mom, with a Mensa IQ and mathematical gifts, served as a bookkeeper and worked in a grocery store while pursuing her calling in music: playing piano and composing songs. Perhaps in a way, part of my drive was to complete their unfulfilled ambitions and dreams, but in my own way.

Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not.

The warrior is Here, Now.

Don't be like the preacher who thought about praying while making love with his life and thought about love while praying.

Our practices - our most spiritual practices - are hanging laundry on the line, raising children, building strong relationships, practicing kindness as much as we can, striving for excellence in the workplace, and developing deeper self-knowledge. I wrote The Four Purposes of Life to assist in these endeavors.

Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around.

Life comes at us in waves. We can't predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf