In this day and age, in a World that thrives off of materialism, how can there be any room for spirituality? Even taking it to another level, how can there be any room for spirituality in Hollywood?

I’ll be the first to say that I don’t really have many celebrities as my role models. I know lots of people do, but can we honestly say there are lots of good role models in mainstream music for example? What about actors? We’ve experienced so much awesome talent over the years losing their own identity and falling into this corrupt and unclean environment that you fall into when you reach stardom. How many people can we say actually stay true to themselves, and not let the media influence them, but rather let themselves have profound influence over others? Can we honestly put blame on any of our youth for their rebeliousness when they have no one to look up to in a World that is seriously lacking in spirituality?

Enough questions. I actually spend alot of time thinking about this stuff, and have profound discussions with people on what we can do to create a safehaven for our young people, and to give them a chance to explore their own spirituality more. We all have a role in this society, and everyone should have  a chance to find out what their role is.

Oh yeah, isn’t this post about Rainn Wilson, Oprah…. and soulpancake? Well, I find Rainn Wilson to be one of those gems in Hollywood. If you don’t know Rainn Wilson by now then you quite frankly live under a rock. He plays Dwight Shrute on the hit series ‘The Office’. I read in one of his interviews that he says that Hollywood isn’t actually as bad as people make it out to be, and that there really is some awesome people out there. Well he does work with some of the funniest people on the planet (I’m so jealous, I want to work with Creed too).

Rainn, along with two of his friends have created a website called http://www.soulpancake.com. It’s an online community with a big vision. I can’t describe it as good as the website, so I’ve taken a bit from their ‘FAQ’ page:

What is Soul Pancake?

Well, it’s more of a mission than a Web site…
We want to make discussions about Spirituality, Creativity, and Philosophy cool again. Were they ever cool? I have no idea. But it seems like a good idea. We want to engage the user to “Chew on Life’s Big Questions”™. (I was kidding about the ™ symbol; you can use that phrase however you want. Even to sell frozen taquitos.) Where do you go on the Interwebs if you want an irreverent, fun, and profound take on God and Art and the Soul and Faith and Beauty? Fox.com? Maybe. But maybe also here at SoulPancake.com.
We provide some rockin’ content (interviews, blogs, challenges, contests, features, and more), but it’s really all about having YOU – the SoulPancake community – bring this site to life. Say what’s on your mind. Be real. Talk about WHY WE’RE HERE. And if I say something that offends you, let me have it.
Just remember: Life is a rich, weird, difficult experience. So join us as we go on the spiritual and artistic journey that is SoulPancake.

 Pretty awesome eh? Oh yeah, I’m supposed to write something about Oprah here too. Oprah’s radio show ‘Soul Series’ is a program that focuses on spirituality. So What do you get when you bring Rainn Wilson and Oprah together? An awesome interview. It’s 7 parts. Obviously I’m not going to waste webspace by posting all 7 parts; but I urge you all to click on this first part and follow the ‘related videos’ and watch the whole thing.