(The following is an excerpt from the book "You Are The Change", which is now available to order.)

When my wife and I got divorced, our children, Becky and Jerry, were eight and three years old. Li Ching remained in Austria and assumed custody of the children. I emigrated to the US and assumed financial responsibility for them and their mother.

The divorce was the right decision at that time. However, because of the separation, I was not there for the children. They had to grow up with only a mother, and their father missing.

It was very important to me to keep in contact with my children, to remain available to them, and to be supportive on an emotional level, too. I made it top priority to call them every weekend, even though sometimes this was not easy. I always felt that Becky, Jerry, and I had a very special relationship and connection. We discussed topics kids usually don't talk about with their parents, with more openness than is usual between parents and children.

Still, I couldn't be a role model and example through my daily actions and behaviors. They did not have the benefit of learning from me, through me. They missed out on an important experience, watching both parents live their lives. Also, I was not able to explain many of my insights and thoughts to them.

It is of highest importance that every generation learns from the previous one, so they don't have to make the same mistakes, it doesn't take them so long to figure things out that have already been learned, and they can build on the foundation their parents laid. Only in that way can humanity as a whole grow, in the understanding of the world we live in, and in finding a spiritual compass leading toward the light.

Along the way, I have shared my thoughts with many people who came in and out of my life. It made me sad to know, though, that my own kids could not benefit from hearing about my thoughts and what my life experiences have taught me.

Then one day, as I was writing an email to my daughter, I realized I could use this medium to convey my life's philosophy. And so I did.

This book is a collection of these emails.

This book now has found its way into your hands. Maybe this indicates that you are searching for a better spiritual understanding of our existence and how to live in a meaningful and positive way. I am sure the Universe thinks you are ready to hear some of the ideas explained in this book, and that you will be able to adjust, clarify, correct, and further develop them.

I am happy you are taking the time to read these texts, and hope they inspire you to become a wonderful Tool of the Universe, that you'll be an Angel to many persons along your way, and that overall you'll be a Change Agent who effects further positive development of this creation.