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.
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”
The Covid-19 Opportunity: Respond With Love
The Coronavirus has abruptly changed life as we knew it. Daily routines that once gave us comfort are now memories of the past. Our morning exchange with the coffee barista, hanging out with co-workers in the office, an evening yoga class or visit to the gym, all of it now on hold for an indeterminateContinue reading “The Covid-19 Opportunity: Respond With Love”
Try Being Human
I was in the midst of writing a book on social media when the Coronavirus took over our collective consciousness. Unable to focus on the book, or much of anything for an extended period of time, I decided to create this blogsite which allows for short bursts of attention before being pulled back into theContinue reading “Try Being Human”