My career was about to change radically, in turning 50 I had hit the age where my Dad made a big career and his life started to unravel.

I am learning to forgive my inner geek, and even value him as a free man.

Running away will never make you free.

My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward.

A soulmate is the one person whose love is powerful enough to motivate you to meet your soul, to do the emotional work of self-discovery, of awakening.

The Spirit speaks directly to our hearts through music. That's why music has always had such power to move people into positive action.

Whatever I have not yet learned to tolerate in myself inevitably will appear in my children. In this way, they, like Julia, guide me to a new level of self-awareness and everyone benefits.