Dan Assisi

Easter is about how we will resurrect from holding the belief that only physical life matters and open ourselves up to new perspectives. Because there is no death, Easter is about life – and choosing to see it for what it really is.

It’s December – my favorite part of the year.

The holidays invite us to go inside and reflect — and for me, it’s time to leave other people’s Jesus behind.

The school that brought me to the US 27 years ago is closing. But the history and the emotions are staying. So, what do we do with all our memories?

Is the leaf blower the perfect example of what we should NOT be doing with our lives?

It’s Fourth of July and I write to you from Alaska — the “last frontier”, as the state is known. But there’s much more to it.

It’s Christmas.  I find myself sitting in my office at home, which is warm and spacious and overlooks a series of Southern California Palm Trees. My wife is doing well, my children are growing without a care in the world. The truth is: this year has been really good for our family. We have spent …

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Hundreds of years ago, driven by the impulse that life could be more, our forefathers left the old continent in search of a new life. They left everything they had (and were) behind. They braved vast seas, suffered long journeys, and faced uncertainty to levels few of us experience today – all for the promise …

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There’s something to cadence, rhythm, and rhyme that speaks to me. It’s been a while, but here’s the latest.