Brian Weiner

One of the best gifts you can give someone is thanking them for being part of your life. When you take personal inventory, one of the most valuable things in your overall collection of wealth must inevitably be the people who have given up their time, their spirit and their…

Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone. DALAI LAMA All of the traditional religious doctrine express values that are consistently pointing towards kindness and compassion. Despite the differences in the parables and other lessons found within them, the…

When you finally trust someone without any doubt, you finally get one of two results: A person for life or a lesson for life. Trust me. Famous last words. Right? The fully immersive moment of trusting another human being comes with consequences. That is the all encompassing risk of the…

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. It takes shadows for us to appreciate the light. As a cloud passes in front of the sun, we are evermore able to appreciate the beauty of the sunshine. Contrast creates understanding. How does anything understand…

We are not given a good life or  a bad life. We are given a life. It is up to us to make it good or bad. The proverbial story about the person who was born to less than fortunate circumstances and rose above them to become a key figure on the…

Don’t ever think that the reason I am peaceful is because I have forgotten how to be violent. Is it a direct conflict for a person of peace to understand violence for the purpose of protecting themselves and others from harm? At first blush, one might make such a presumption.…

Everyone is trying to find the right person, but few are trying to be the right person. What does that even mean? How is one supposed to be the “right“ person? Wouldn’t that start with the question, “right according to whom?“ It is easy for us to presume that we…

Love is nothing without action. Trust is nothing without proof. Sorry is nothing without change. There is a subtle veneer in receiving a platitude of no substance. So many throwaway phrases are used in life without any definitive value or emotion residing behind the comment. Can you count how many…

An umbrella can’t stop the rain, but it can let you stand in the rain. Confidence may not bring us success, but it gives us power to face any challenge in life. Sometimes you don’t need the entire solution, you just need an intermediary element that will facilitate your own…

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. Depending upon your choice of business, you may well meet hundreds, if not, thousands of people over the course of time. With a week like we are having in Los…