Transcript for May 16, 2010 by Ian Lawton
Naming someone or something is a powerful experience. We go to great trouble to select names for babies, hoping to choose something that a child can feel proud of throughout their life. There are other reasons too, such as a parent’s personal preference. It’s one of the first and last things a parent gets to decide for their kids without any kick-back.
There is a great episode in Seinfeld about naming a baby. It involves George Costanza who wants to name his future baby …

By Ian Lawton, January 10, 2010 | text

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Transcript for January 10, 2010 by Ian Lawton | video
I’m just back from 2 wonderful weeks in Sydney with family. The 32 hour commute is so fresh that my cankles haven’t yet subsided from their puffy, Mrs. Doubtfire-esque glory. Under the circumstances, it seemed best to tackle a straightforward topic. So I chose as my theme “the immortality of the soul”. If that doesn’t conquer jet lag, I don’t know what would.

By the way, my favorite quote about jetlag comes from Barbara Kingsolver in Animal Dreams. She says, “When you …

Transcript for May 17, 2009 by Ian Lawton
Namaste. I honor generosity and acceptance within you. When one person greets another from this space of wide open acceptance, the relationship becomes a beacon of forgiveness and grace. When a group of people greets another group of people with this level of acceptance, the love and peace becomes contagious. When religions and nations greet each other from this shared spiritual heart, it becomes a beacon of hope for the world.
Does that sound like a pipe dream? It’s not. It’s doable. …