The Elegant Universe

People ask me all the time:  What is enlightenment and how can I achieve it?  Enlightenment seems like a hustle to me.  It seems to be an idea that makes a lot of people unhappy.  How can I become enlightened?   It appears to me to be an achievement that no one fully realizes. I think a more interesting concept to explore is peace.  How can we come to a place of peace in our lives?  What can we do to show the world what peace looks like?  I think in order to do this we have to investigate the root

I met a soul today… Whose light was so bright; it illuminated the night. I met a soul today… Who reminded me of home and I knew, I could never feel alone. I met a soul today… That whom I feared had passed; I rediscovered once again, at last. I met a soul today… The one I remembered so well, before I was hypnotized by a spell. I met a soul today… That all-knowing presence that was there to guide; in fact, lying dormant inside. I met MY soul today…

“Keep your sense of wonder about the world, and that wonder will lead you towards your passion.”   I was talking with one of my children the other day and the topic of “finding your passion” came up.  “I don’t know what my passion is,” he said to me somewhat defeatedly. “That’s okay,” I responded.  “You’re only 19; there are people who are 70 who still don’t know what their passion is.” I was lucky in that when I was 19, I knew exactly what it is that I wanted to do.  I knew from a very early age that

A family friend of mine, Cedric, died in his sleep a couple of days ago.  He was 45 and much too young to die.  Cedric was a surrogate uncle to my children and always acted as a role model to my kids in the most influential and subtle way.  He never really verbally coached a lesson; instead, he illustrated the things he taught simply by “doing” the actions other people only talk about.  He was one of the kindest and most positive people you would ever want to encounter. Anytime someone dies at such a young age it can be