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Our Great Good Fortune
Dear Friends, For the last few nights i’ve been writing a post in my head as i’m falling asleep, because I haven’t been able to visit you for a little while, yet there is so very much to share. So much has happened since my last touch here: where to begin where to begin? I’ll…
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi FREED!!
Today a miracle was announced to the world: The biggest hero(ine) in my life, as she is in Obama’s and so many other admirerers, is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi who has been released from house arrest, at last! This noble woman has suffered so much in the name of democracy, an ideal she knows…
Read MoreFood For Thought
It’s the truth, that everything we do can have a purpose, a meaning. A Higher Significance. Whether we’re talking about simple things like how we dress, how we speak–or, how we eat. Today I want to briefly touch on what I call “household yoga,” a term I use to describe the care and intention with…
Read MoreIn Spirit: New Ideas a-Tremblin’ in the Wind
Dear Friends, I was inspired to download on my iPhone a drawing app after seeing last week’s New Yorker cover by David Hockney, who does a drawing on his iPad or iPhone everyday. I’d never even thought of that! Wow, so rush rush to the app store, find a freebie, and voila! Here’s the first…
Read MoreAfrican American Goddess
friends, in the airport we met this lovely woman, named London. She was taking her very first trip, ever! and where was she going? 14 hours to Africa! All right, London! She’s my kind of a modern day goddess. Of course I like the natural naked ones too, but London demonstrates the diversity of modern…
Read MoreIt’s the little things that mean so much
hi friends. the other day my consort and i went to the beach for a swim and there, sitting on a sandy ledge, were three guys in tight spandex, wearing bike helmets. there was a bigger, spandex-free guy standing close to them, and all four were relaxing, drinking cold beers. It was quite obvious they…
Read MoreHow to practice discrimination — and then — detach!
Wow, these are BIG topics, aren’t they? But in my experience, with these two spiritual tools in your back pocket, and the confidence to USE them, life is much much easier. Case in point: when conflict arises, if one can discern (another word for discrimination) what is the “correct” choice, the “next right thing to…
Read MoreBreaking the Ice
“You have to make art stronger than life so people can feel it. Like Franz Kafka says, ‘you have to take an aX to the frozen sea in people’s hearts.’” quoted from Annie Liebowitz, photographer. What does it mean, to me, to “break the ice in people’s hearts”? As an artist, a writer, and a…
Read MoreThe Return of the Earnest Communicator
Whew! I’m finished with my nonfiction narrative, Heart Island: true tales of an unnatural naturalist (new title!) I feel like popping the cork! And I would–but i don’t drink! So last night my consort Carter and I whooeee! went to the movies (yuk! George Gloom-y in “The American”…don’t bother!) and I had a double chocolate…
Read MoreFinding like-souls, like-minded, like-whatevers
Friends, on our trip out west I was recommended a book to read that captured my interest the moment i heard its title: “Tales of a Female Nomad” so as soon as I got home I googled it and found, to my delight! a like-soul. Perhaps you’ll enjoy this book also. Get it from Amazon,…
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