**A Crash Course in Surrender**

I vividly remember one day last February, sitting at my desk and asking myself, “What do I most want?” Almost instantly, the answer bubbled up: “An all-expenses-paid luxury trip to Italy!” I laughed, thinking, “Well, that’s not going to happen.” Yet, just a few days later, I received a message from Greg Reid—the visionary behind […]

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**It’s a Both/And World**

One of my favorite sayings is: “It’s a both/and world; it’s both the way you say it is and the way I say it is.” Now more than ever, I find myself returning to this wisdom as I navigate the increasingly polarized landscape of our world. Throughout most of my life, I tended to see […]

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** If you LOVE love (and quantum science) don’t miss this book **

Love Study, a novel by my friend Dr. Marilyn Schlitz, CEO/President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, is a captivating and thought-provoking romantic novel that explores the complexities of love, science, and the human condition. The story revolves around Grace Merrill, a nerdy mid-career cognitive anthropologist who finds herself responsible for […]

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**Let Self-Impose a Statue of Limitations on Mistakes**

What if we agreed to a statute of limitations on minor offenses committed by us imperfect humans? Let’s establish “love amnesty” for ourselves, friends, family, and fellow flawed beings. Life is challenging enough without the burden of grudges and judgments over trivial missteps. In this era of cancel culture, where forgiveness seems extinct and second […]

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**The QUEEN behind the Queenager Movement**

When the COVID-19 lockdown hit the UK in 2020, journalist Eleanor Mills found herself at a personal and professional crossroads. Stricken with COVID-19, grappling with her career loss, and adjusting to an empty nest, she described her feelings poignantly: “I felt like I’d been pushed off a roof—falling with nothing to hang on to; raw, […]

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Is loving unconditionally a spiritual practice or a Spiritual Bypass?

What do humans need more than water, food, and air? Beyond these basic necessities, we need love, connection, and the feeling of being seen, heard, and cared for. We require both physical and emotional safety, and many would argue that we need unconditional love. But what exactly is unconditional love? Some describe it as love […]

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AMMA The Hugging Saint U.S. Tour – a Love Story

On June 22, 1997, I went to see Amma, the hugging saint from India. Years earlier, Deepak Chopra had told me, “Amma is the real thing. If you ever have a chance to get a hug from her, do it.” I signed up for a weekend retreat, knowing I would receive at least two hugs. […]

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INVISIBLE LOSS: Recognizing and Healing the Unacknowledged Heartbreak of Everyday Grief

How often have you thought, “I shouldn’t be sad—my life is so good”? Or, “I have nothing to complain about—some people are going through worse”? With major tragedies happening all around us, ‘smaller’ losses can fall by the wayside. But the moments of feeling misunderstood by your partner, left out of a friend group, or […]

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A Prayer for Lovers

This weekend we were blessed to participate in the wedding of our beautiful Goddaughter Rachel Wohl and her soulmate Andrew Reego. Even as a writer, it’s hard for me to come up with the words to describe the amazingness of the event. Brian has always referred to Rachel as his “evolutionary love bean” to describe […]

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The Simple Way to Change Your Destiny

In today’s guest blog, my dear friend and holy woman, Sadhviji, simply and elegantly explains a simple way to change your destiny. A Stanford graduate who was raised in Los Angeles and moved to India 25 years ago, Sadhviji is recognized as one of the world’s leading female spiritual leaders. Thoughts are tickets to our […]

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