My name is Neil and I believe social media, our most powerful tool for connecting, has resulted in our becoming less emotionally connected than ever before.
Fortunately, we have the tools needed to create change.
On this site you’ll find stories, resources, trainings and a touch of humor to help us embrace what we have been taught to ignore; Our connectedness and ability to love all beings, without exception. This is what happens when we have the courage to Try Being Human.

Mantra of Compassion
Listen as if the person speaking to you is God.

Is Your House Built On Sand?
It was a simple encounter, or so it seemed. I was buying a pair of boots at Nordstrom’s, and as the salesman was charging my credit card, he asked, “Is your house built on sand?”

Now Is The Moment
I awoke with thoughts about the day ahead.

A Viral Strain Worth Sharing
Social Media has become a cesspool of hateful rhetoric, but there is reason to be hopeful.

Welcome RAIN in the Midst of Fear and Chaos
News and media have covered the Coronavirus in great detail, but they have overlooked a major story…how to manage our fear.

A Remarkable Story About the Power of Faith
This is a story about the human spirit, and the power of faith. It is the remarkable story of a woman named Sandy Brown, who in the course of three days last month, lost her husband and then her twenty-year-old son to Covid-19. The details of how things transpired do not need to be re-writtenContinue reading “A Remarkable Story About the Power of Faith”