I wanted to start a meet-up group for those of you who are usually embarassed to go out with your friends and start talking about what matters most in your lives... your feline companions. I know that personally whenever I am with my fellow crazy cat friends, all we end up talking about is our animals and the adorable and funny things they do - not to mention the animal welfare world in general (as well as our jobs, social lives, etc... we have not totally lost it (yet) to the animal world). I w …

Let the beer and conversation flow. This group is for anybody who enjoys lively discussion about things that matter with people who respect each other (and try to like each other too!). I'll come prepared with a recent news article, quotation, poem, or passage of scripture to prompt conversation about themes like "Angels and Demons," "What's the Difference Between Justice and Vengeance?", "Racism," "The Afterlife," "Animal Rights," etc., to prompt conversation from a theological perspective. I'm …

… Then we have an invited speaker who talks about his own work on the forefront of individualism or liberty, and then we have a very animated discussion and feedback. In our group, we have experts on almost every subject. The speakers always tell us that it's one of the most dynamic experiences for them. People write to me from all over the U.S. that they love my Junto, that it is one of the highlights of their life, and that they hate to move out of New York and never be able to find anything li …

Very few people in this world are born with the innate ability to control their reactive behavior. For most of us it is a learned skill that can take a life time to achieve. Not all get there. Never the less it is in the hands of each and every one of us to do our fullest to reach that goal of going beyond our animal nature (the reactive state or thalamic response) to become fully human. It's an evolution an education that we are talking about. We have the soul, we have the hardware, are w …

… We talk about health, spiritual growth, environment and the love for all beings - including animals. Veggies are one kind of people who know what they want and what they are doing in life. They are nice, friendly and generous and love to stay harmony with others in the society.  I'll be very happy to see the number of veggies keep growing. Dear veggie fonders and potential veggie fonders, Thank you so much for joining me and become part of our Fun NYC Vegetarian Dining-out Group. I'm so glad tha …