“From here to VenezuelaThere’s nothing more to seeThan a hundred thousand islandsFlung like jewels upon the seaFor you and me”– Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Lee Shore I heard about a former coworker, a guy with Israeli good looks and intense blue eyes that no doubt closed many negotiations of the heart, who succumbed…
“I turned upon her and caught her by the throat. I did my best to kill her. My excuse, if I were to be had up in a court of law, would be that I acted in self-defense. Had I not killed her she would have killed me. She would have plucked the heart out…
What do you do with the day after a holiday? You clean up, maybe you feel the need to clean yourself up a bit, and then you move on. It’s a reset, if you will, with the lingering glow of celebration slowly fading into memory. Americans are waking up to the day after Independence Day….
We were born saying goodbyeto what we love, we were born in a beautiful reluctance to be here, not quite ready to breathe in this new world – David Whyte, Cleave I understand this reluctance. I wrestle with it myself. And tackle the moments as they wash over me and undermine my footing like a…
Contemplating the turf war between a pair of stressed House Wrens and a nonchalant female Cardinal perched a little too close to the nest. I was struck by the similarity between the birds and my relationship with my neighbors. The neighbors are fine people, mind you, but they each do something that I find annoying…
The soundof a bellstill reverberating. or a blackbirdcallingfrom a cornerof thefield. Asking you to wake into this life or inviting you deeper to one that waits. Either way takes courage, either way wants you to be nothing but that self that is no self at all, wants you to walk to the place where you…
“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” – Chris McCandless I’m a traveller…
“Like the elite of ancient Egypt, most people in most cultures dedicate their lives to building pyramids. Only the names, shapes and sizes of these pyramids change from one culture to the other. They may take the form, for example, of a suburban cottage with a swimming pool and an evergreen lawn, or a gleaming…
“When Narcissus died, the goddesses of the forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh water, transformed into a lake of salty tears. “Why do you weep?” the goddesses asked. “I weep for Narcissus,” the lake replied. “Ah, it is no surprise that you weep for Narcissus,” they said, “for though we always…
George Bailey : [George hears a train whistle] There she blows. You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?Uncle Billy : Uh huh. Breakfast is served; lunch is served; dinner…George Bailey : No no no no. Anchor chains, plane motors and train whistles.– Scene from It’s a Wonderful Life I’m eager…