Americans Know More About Religion

You May Be Frustrated With Religion, But Don't Take That Out On God.

I Grew Up As A Fifth-generation Jew In The American South, At The Confluence Of Two Great Storytelling Traditions. After Graduating From Yale In The 1980s, I Moved To Japan. For Young Adventure Seekers Like Myself, The White-hot Japanese Miracle Held A Similar Appeal As Russia In 1920s Or Paris In The 1950s.

One Of The Things I've Learned Is To Be Much More Open About My Frailties And About Our Failures, Because When You Show Your Kids How You Can Resolve Conflict In Your Life In Real Time, You're Giving Them Confidence That When They Have Conflicts, They Can Push Through Them.

Take A Walk With A Turtle. And Behold The World In Pause.

If You Tell Your Own Story To Your Children - That Includes Your Positive Moments And Your Negative Moments, And How You Overcame Them - You Give Your Children The Skills And The Confidence They Need To Feel Like They Can Overcome Some Hardship That They've Felt.