Occupation: Author Birth: 1946
We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware – beautifully wrapped in what others….
Money is like any other language through which people communicate. People who speak the same language tend to find each other. If you are one whose m….
You need to understand this. We did not think we owned the land. The land was part of us. We didn't even know about owning the land. It is like 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..
It is not our task to judge the worthiness of our path; it is our task to walk our path with worthiness..
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….
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 ….
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….
...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….
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….
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….
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….
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….
Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness..
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….
Our life is a work of art. We must seek always to be its artist..
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….
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 ….
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….
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. ….
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….