A Sense of Wonder
I was recently in Tikal, Guatemala. Home to ancient Mayan ruins, the ones you’ve seen in movies. Imagine pyramids jutting out of the jungle. Monkeys howling at sunrise. That’s the place. Had a...
View ArticleWhy I Love Women, Reason # 75,324
We walk up the stairs to my fourth story apartment in the East Village. Late summer, I’m here for a few months. Always wanted to live in NYC, a little change in my pocket, experience what the fuss was...
View ArticleStardust
Hey Kamal. Nice post, man. “Thanks.” So, how many Facebook likes for your life to be validated? “Um…” Let’s try this. How many zeros after a one in your bank account for you to have mattered? “Eight.”...
View ArticleNight Flight
Redeye to New York from San Francisco. Somewhere over the midwest, I pull the window shade down and stare at the constellations. A bright clear night, slight patch of clouds. Below, pockets of...
View ArticleThe Hands of Love
I sit by my grandmother in the hospital room. She’s out of the ICU, finally. But she is weak and in pain. She raises a shaking hand, motions for my aunt. “I want to go,” she says in Hindi. For some...
View ArticleForgiveness
I drive down Highway One, top down, looking for the trees. Half a mile South of the lighthouse in Pescadero, I see the familiar fence separating the meadow from the road. I pull over and turn the car...
View ArticleA Simple Way to Happiness
Each time I’ve done this, it works. The key – like anything important in life – is to do it consistently. The effects compound over time, almost like there is a tipping point. You may not feel the...
View ArticleThank You!
Please note that this offer has expired. Many of you have read my first two books, Love yourself Like Your Life Depends On It, and Live Your Truth. I have a new book coming out soon. Like my first...
View ArticleA lesson from Nepal.
(I originally posted this on my Instagram two months ago. Finally trying to be more active on this blog, so re-posting) I just finished a week of studying with an obscure sect of Buddhist monks....
View ArticleThe Cover
I was at Harper’s offices for meetings and randomly walked by the art department and saw this laid out. It’s the cover, the real thing that they wrap around the book. It was the only one in the...
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