Transitions and Shifts

The idea that there could be some sort of cosmic shift occurring, spiritual or otherwise, and that it is not coincidental nor unique to our own experience is a very hopeful idea for me.

Forgiveness

I am going to try and start to forgive myself and shed myself of the guilt, shame, anger and fear that can stir the soul and cloud the inner engine that propels us forward.

Matt Damon, Race and the Anal Probe

Ignorance is curable, if the participant is willing.

Rosh Hashanah, Natasha Bedingfield and the Art of Getting Off Your Ass

It is unsettling to have your book just begin and unwritten. For me, at least, it’s more unsettling to be a character in a story you had no part in at all.

The Continuing Tragedy of 9-11

Maybe it is just me but this is a continuing tragedy – not only because of the events of September 11 but also due to the opportunities that we have seemed to overlook to come together and do the hard work.

Just Landed

Imagine building something over a period of time and seeing it morph and suddenly your co-creator is not there to celebrate what happens to that creation. It’s a transition.

The Labor of Labor Day

I just feel that we lose sight of the ethic of work – the tangible activity that produces something to be lauded, held or referenced for decades to come.

Letting Go

Admittedly, maybe I have been too busy thinking about my own transition – to single dad – to really take time out and see what is changing with my kids.

Staging a Life

How much of our time are we staging our life for the catalog version of who we are, what we do, how we engage?