(What story to you need to tell — and to whom?) — Mention the word “storytelling” to most people and they will immediately think fairy tale, CNN spin doctor, or teenager explaining why they haven’t done their homework. Good for entertainment and distraction, perhaps, but not much more. Guess what? Not true. Storytelling is the most powerful communication tool the human race…

And it is Hiding in Your Stories — All eight billion people on planet Earth are composed of the same six elements: hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. And all eight billion people, no matter where they were born or what language they speak, are composed of 75% water, 23 pairs of chromosomes, and approximately 37.2 …

Peace Begins Within Each and Every One of Us — A few days ago, Rabbi Zoe B. Zak from Temple Israel of Catskill asked me to write something for tonight’s Sabbath service — something that spoke to the hostage situation in Israel. This gave me pause and one more opportunity to reflect — specifically on what, if anything of value…

The peace you are looking for is inside of you — After great performers come to the end of a performance, it is not uncommon for grateful audiences to give them a standing ovation. They clap, they cheer, they focus all their attention on the one who has just opened the door to magnificence. Think Pavarotti. Think Martin Luther King. …

The Time of Life When You Stand at the Crossroads — All human beings go through changes. That’s what we do. It is our nature. We evolve, we shift and go through transitions. Full of life as we are, nothing stays the same. …

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Let’s Put Music To It! — Here’s something I just heard about that I thought you might find both inspiring and timely, especially if you are looking for a new way to express your love to someone special in your life. A good friend of mine — Stuart Hoffman— a masterful composer, pianist and producer of…

A great way to learn more about life, yourself and a path to peace — If you google the word “peace” you will, in less than a second, be presented with 2 billion ways to learn more about it. …

Sometimes you have to go South in order to go North — One of the inevitable things you will hear at a brainstorming session is “there is no such thing as a bad idea.” This is not true. There are plenty of bad ideas. Nazism, for instance. Arena football. Bow ties. What well-meaning “keep hope alive” brainstorm aficionados really mean is this…