Published inGreenTechMag·PinnedMember-onlyWhy I won’t write about bitcoinHere is my take on crypto and I dare you to convince me otherwise Principles They said they had one condition. They would publish my essay in the school bulletin if — and only if — I would be so good as to change the title. It was my first year of high school. I had written a bitter epistle detailing the gruesome experience of…Bitcoin11 min readBitcoin11 min read
Published inHello, Love·Oct 8, 2021Member-onlyThings I Taught My WifeIt starts with supporting each other. — For my wife, sometimes the flow of life becomes a flood. She gets overwhelmed and shuts down. Her world becomes infinitesimally small. Moments like that, words may leave my mouth and travel in her direction, but I can be sure that none of them ever arrive. …Love3 min readLove3 min read
Oct 6, 2021Member-onlyRain will comeI saw a man so lonely He looked a little bit like you There was a woman, looked so sad She looked a little bit like you too What do you want? What do you want? What do you really want? Stand outside of who you are Of who you…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
May 25, 2021Member-onlyThe Yoga of GuitarThese insights will change how you approach playing and practicing your instrument — Counting to ten One of the best meditations I know is the one where you count to ten. It’s simple. All you have to do is sit down on your meditation cushion and count to ten. And then? Then you count to ten again. You keep counting to ten until the time that…Guitar5 min readGuitar5 min read
May 17, 2021Member-onlyHow to keep a family fortuneWhile family wealth usually evaporates in just a few generations, some families manage to stay rich. An economist found out how. Three Generations Three generations. That’s usually all it takes to squander a family fortune. Families that hold on to their money are an exception. Families like the Rockefellers and the Rothschild’s…Finance5 min readFinance5 min read
Aug 11, 2020Member-onlyNo, you don’t have a right to your angerEssential reading for angry people My old teacher used to tell me: Truth spoken with anger is a lie. It is a hard wisdom, when you really live it. Because it implies you always need to cool it before you express yourself. Not always easy. So anyway, recently I was angry at someone again. Now…Emotions3 min readEmotions3 min read
Jul 31, 2020Member-onlyConspiracy of HealersShe laughs at my Hawaii shirt as she comes in. “Trying to distract me from healing you?” she asks. “No,” I say: “Just wearing it as an note to myself that I’m still going through a midlife-crisis.” …2 min read2 min read
Jul 24, 2020Member-onlyHow creation worksI used to find it difficult to finish what I started. But after publishing a book, a few cd’s, running two marathons and helping over 25 groups of yoga students become yoga teachers themselves, I like to think that these days I’ve got that demon backed into a corner. …Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Jul 17, 2020Member-onlyAdieu, My Perfect TeacherI am leaving my teacher and here is why I had this vision not very long ago: There is a balloon salesman on the street, holding a bunch of balloons. A moment comes that he needs to use the toilet. There is a shop nearby with one. Of course he will never fit through the door, not with all…Spirituality6 min readSpirituality6 min read
Jul 10, 2020Member-onlyHow I broke the Law of AttractionI, too, used to obey the Law of Attraction. But no more! Here is how I get away with that. Last year, oh I remember it well, ’twas the first day of January. Every year on the first day of January I draw a card from my Aleister Crowley Egyptian…Law Of Attraction3 min readLaw Of Attraction3 min read
