Mapping out dozens of deeply focused trips around the world has convinced me that preparation no more spoils the chance for spontaneity and serendipity than discipline ruins the opportunity for genuine self-expression in sports, acting, or the tea ceremony.

Pilgrimage is a powerful metaphor for any journey with the purpose of finding something that matters deeply to the traveler.

Myths are experienced in ordinary life, as everyday epiphanies.

We travel as seekers after answers we cannot find at home

Who knows why some words ignite the hearts of some readers while others are like wet matches that won't light.

Inspiration comes and goes, creativity is the result of practice.

There is an unknown room in the soul that is constantly turning the stuff of daydreams into myths for us, helping us to get at meaning we can't get to through the front door.