Six years ago, I met an exiled angel who changed my life. It was 2019. I was living in a tiny attic apartment in northern Paris. A sloping roof with one small window. A mattress tucked under it. A shower pod in the corner. A hot plate on top of a mini-fridge. A desk pressed…
Category: essays
How to Plant an Orchard of Bliss
Give someone an apple and they will eat for a day.Teach someone to garden and they will eat forever. Feel good now. As a vegetarian, I prefer this version of the old saying. But no matter your diet, the lesson stands: when you know how to do something for yourself, you can be self-reliant for…
Feel Good Now: No One Else Can Do It For You
Get to know yourself. And learn what makes you feel good now. Because while feel good now is simple, powerful advice you can apply to any circumstance… We don’t all feel good for the same reasons. Some people feel good reading a book.Some feel good watching a show.Some feel good eating an apple.Some feel good…
Why Parables Matter (And How Stories Change Us)
Someone recently asked me: “Could I get a version of your book Parables with just the lessons at the end?” I had been sharing how every chapter contains two parts: first a story, then a short lesson to take away. Here’s what I told them: “Without the stories, the lessons lose what makes them resonate….
Live in Your Own World (And Love It)
Live in your own world. Feel good now. In fact, you already do. We all do. Each of us lives inside a bubble ruled by our perspective, our focus, and our baseline emotional state. That’s why two people can witness the same event and experience totally different worlds. The other day we were driving through…
How I Choose What Comes Next
Do what you want. And feel good now. As I near the conclusion of my third Lucian Lightbringer novel (working title: Lucian Lightbringer & the Profane Prophet), I’ve been reflecting on what comes next. But really, I already know. Another book! At this point in my life, I have the freedom, space, energy, and money…
Don’t Listen to Psychos (Or Anyone Else)
Feel good now. And remember: what other people say is a reflection of their mind and energy — not yours. Recently, someone commented on one of my videos: “I get that you’re just trying to share your good vibes or whatever, but there are a lot of psychos out there who might take it the…
The Space Cowboy’s Warning
I learned this lesson from an interdimensional space cowboy. And he learned it the hard way: “Take care which ideas you host in your mind. They can elevate you, but they can also enslave you.” Feel good now. In my book The Stranger, a mysterious figure wanders out of the southern desert into the frontier…
How to Save the World (From Negativity)
There’s something called “suspension of disbelief.” And it helps you enjoy your life a whole lot more. Feel good now. Last night I finished an action thriller by one of my favorite authors, Matthew Reilly. The adventure followed an Australian special forces agent and an international team racing around the world to six ancient temples,…
How to See Through the Eyes of Source
There’s a great quote from an old book: “And God looked on everything that had been created and saw that it was very good.” Feel good now. This is a wonderful cosmos. Galaxies illuminate space like tapestries of light.Clouds of gas swirl in every color of the rainbow.There are shooting stars. Feel good now. The…