When you give of yourself something new comes in to being... the world expands, a bit of goodness is brought forth and a small miracle occurs. You mu….

But no matter how they make you feel, you should always watch elders carefully. They were you and you will be them. You carry the seeds of your old a….

Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance, and none can say while some fields will blossom and others lay brown b….

Our life is a work of art. We must seek always to be its artist..

Nature is the clearest source of solitude. The greatness of nature can overwhelm the insignificant chatter by which we measure most of our days. If y….

...Good leaders wait to be called and they give up their power when they are no longer needed. Selfish men and fools put themselves first and keep t….

The power of this experience [fatherhood] can never be explained. It is one of those joyful codings that rumbles in the species far below understandi….

That is the magic of travel. You leave your home secure in your own knowledge and identity. But as you travel, the world in all it's richness interve….

My fatherhood made me understand my parents and to honor them more for the love they gave. My sonhood was revealed to me in its own perfection and I ….

Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness..

I sometimes like to think of God as a great symphony and the various spiritual paths as instruments in an orchestra. The gift that you have is like ….

Place yourself among those who carry on their lives with passion, and true learning will take place, no matter how humble or exalted the setting. But….

That is why we need to travel. If we don't offer ourself to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Ou….

Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of the s….

In times past there were rituals of passage that conducted a boy into manhood, where other men passed along the wisdom and responsibilities that need….

Money is central to our lives. Yet money is not of central importance. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the lasting values that make life worth l….

Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace..

It is the same for all men. None of us can escape this shadow of the father, even if that shadow fills us with fear, even if it has no name or face. ….

It is not our task to judge the worthiness of our path; it is our task to walk our path with worthiness..

In a perfect world perhaps we would all see more clearly. But this is not a perfect world, and it is enough to hope that each of us will share our t….

Forgiveness is an embrace, across all barriers, against all odds, in defiance of all that is mean and petty and vindictive and cruel in this life..