The role of each of us and all of us is to take an honest, deep, continuing look within and without to all, for the betterment of ourselves, others, and the world.  This individual feat is not a one-time event.  It is part of our life journey, hopefully and prayerfully, eventually resulting in personal wisdom,…

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We must transform the world from people hurting people to people helping people, whether one is speaking of nations, corporations, other human entities or individuals.  There is an innate sense within us that seeks to help.  Let’s see that part of us reign—one by one, million by million, billion by billion. There is no question…

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Life can and is a struggle, but overcoming adversity – especially over time – can lead us to rewards that just wouldn’t be there if we didn’t earn them. A world full of stable, robust, prosperous democracies will be a world of permanent peace.  Globalization can help us in many ways, most readily in prosperity. …

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“I will try to love and help create a Heaven on Earth.”  With God’s enduring, steadfast love we can do it.  But I worry about trusting government too much rather than self-reliance. After World War II, too many people in the Western world assumed that governments could solve our problems.  Some leaders, such as President Reagan…

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I was recently looking at a beautiful sight from my plane—puffy white clouds down below extending all the way to the horizon—an inspiring gift from God.  Above the horizon the sky is clear and blue.  From here it is breathtaking and striking, and yet from below it must be overcast and gray.  Perhaps that’s the…

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Revenge is closely related to hate.  Here again a wholesale campaign by all human entities can do wonders to end this negative value. We each have a role to play.  We must look in an honest way at ourselves.  Is there anyone in our lives whom we harbor the drive to exact revenge?  Looking inward…

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We are presently in The Innovation Age.  This will eventually to a spiritual age, which will be a Heaven on Earth.  A Heaven on Earth will evoke kindness, compassion and love to and from all of us as we act with mutual respect, friendship and admiration.  We must innovate in deeds and faith—worldwide—with a deep appreciation of ourselves…

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Let’s abolish hate, once and for all. The underlying negative values of hate, envy, greed and selfishness are at the base of humankind’s problems.  We need to engender the positive values.   Wisdom, truth, resilience, the stuff of character, must be sought and developed from within and without.  Humankind must learn to treat itself and all…

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Faith is not a given.  We have to strive for it, seeking truth and values over the course of our entire lives.  I believe deeply in God Almighty and the little piece of God within each of us and all of us since the dawn of humankind.  But it wasn’t always that way. This is…

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I am high in the sky, sipping my Coke Zero and on my way to Orlando and a family Disney vacation.  My grandchildren will experience wonder and awe and I’ll have a stupendous time observing their childish delight. “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” said Albert Einstein.  The folks at Disney are masters of invoking…

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