Some of us in life are broken by suffering and loss. Some are broken open, allowing light and healing in.

Jan shares the true story of Yvette, a nun he met as a teen, who not only became a good friend but taught him and others how one might use their life's journey and hardships to rediscover purpose and the most important lessons of love.

Life is filled with the call of adventure. It can lift us to new heights, spiritually and physically.

Jan shares the story of explorer Jacques Cousteau who explored the seas of the world and the personal connection by way of his brother Mark who once crewed for the renowned ocean explorer.

Sometimes we need a little help when the fire of meaning and purpose burn low within us. Jan shares the gifts three poems give us and how they help us resource ourselves to reignite the spark of living.

Jan shares a recent study on global well-being and explores the ways we might raise the level of our well-being through connecting to our values and clarifying our sense of purpose.

In short: walking our talk.

Sometimes it's the wounds we suffer in life that lead us to the greatest enlightenment.

Jan shares a personal story of a loss he suffered, and the weathered rocky perch on the Atlantic that taught him about the power of his own heart.

Life is often governed by questions we put to ourselves: What's in it for me? What's the worst than could happen? Who's it going to hurt?

Jan shares the personal story of a stranger who called him to his death bed to pass on a life lesson of positivity that the man had learned from a life of manipulation, hoping to help others before it was too late.

rRemembering is a privilege and a duty that can elevate our lives. Jan shares a recent visit to Omaha Beach, meeting ghosts of D-Day and discovering the rich gifts of the spirit.

Celebrating the Small Wins is essential in finding the good stuff in life. Jan shares his personal sense of triumph at the 250 episodes recorded for this podcast (and counting) as together we celebrate all that matters!

A world without words would be a poet's nightmare. Jan introduces you to poet m. nourbeSe Phillip, a Canadian poet who challenges us to imagine what we are without life's gifts and, in so doing, helping us to find all that we can be when we realize what we do have.

At times life sends you a NO that we can either accept or turn into an even more powerful YES!

Jan shares a recent meeting with a vivacious young woman, Ella, who did just that and, together with her wonderful partner, Florent, has fashioned an uplifting coffee shop in Paris serving terrific cups and a joyous dose of joie de vivre.