INTERVIEW
WINTER 2025
We had enough questions from readers to make up an entire interview, so again we have combined everything into one article and eliminated “Samuel Responds.” Before we began asking questions, Samuel discussed, in the context of other events in our lives, our reactions to the results of the election two days earlier.
Living in the world in a time of such great change, depression is a very natural physical reaction, as well as a mental one, and it can be helpful if you can get the physical to stop reacting so you can clear out the mental. It looks like some of the questions might directly work with that very issue, because any time there’s been an election, there is always a letdown. Suddenly it’s over, you’ve got the results, and life goes back to normal. And if normal is that the loyal, loving dog you’ve had for years and years is no longer here or is very sick, and you’ve come through major surgery, and family issues are creating all kinds of issues because people are undergoing challenges . . . well, it is hard, because normal is far more involved than it had been.
And I will remind you of two things: the first one is, it’s not your problem. It’s not. And I’m going to tell you that with regard to everything that you’re dealing with: it’s not your problem. You are experiencing the symptoms that come from focusing on something that isn’t under your control. It might be your physical blueprint or other people’s choices, but it’s not yours to control. Your lesson is to be all you can with what you have, and not focus on what you cannot do or do not have. Turn off those little voices. Turn them off.


Samuel says he only reminds us of what we already know, but the tools and insight he has provided over the years have been invaluable to me. The hugest gift I’ve received from Samuel is the reminder that I am not here to be the world’s greatest actor/artist/writer/fill-in-the-blank; I’m not here to be the next Martin Luther King, Jr. or Mother Theresa. I am here to be Source in form, so that no matter what I’m doing, no matter how long or short my to-accomplish list, I have value here. I am adding to the Greater Good by living the Love that I Am. That means, if my acting career finds me waiting tables (as it often has), I still go to work smiling because I know I am touching hearts, as I compacted to do. Every moment is sacred.

Participating in Samuel’s work over the last 20 years has been the most transformative experience of my life. It’s been the perfect method for me to discover, develop and be the best of what I am. I’ve gained the tools necessary for effective leadership, healthy relationships and emotional well-being. I’ve always been able to depend on getting pushed to the next level when I get too comfortable within my understanding of things, which has challenged me in all the right ways to expand my consciousness. I continue to participate in the work, because it gives me an outlet for my loving service and I get to use that service to fulfill my destiny.

Samuel has inspired me to explore many aspects of this beautiful life. Though he would say he simply reminds us what we already know, I know his teachings to be wise, resonant with my heart, making brilliant sense, and bringing truly remarkable results!