BEYOND THE LIMITS
Our lives in the 21st century have become very complicated. With the endless stream of information and on-line connections, I am challenged to make sense of all that I see and experience. Once in a while, in a rare moment, I discover something that stands out against the backdrop of meaningless, random events. This happened […]
THE ZOO?
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? An imaginary Q&A in my head during a recent visit to a zoo. Q: We can ask the question today regarding any subject, “What does the future hold?” I understand you’re obsessed with time and how the past and future converge into the present moment where we can look in […]
VOICES OF THE PEOPLE, MAKE GOOD TROUBLE (RED,WHITE AND BLUE)
Today, we stand together. While certain historical precedents can be cited, most historians acknowledge that our political times are unprecedented. The challenge now is to find an effective way forward. The groundswell of dissent made a mark today with the Hands Off! protests across the United States. 150 different organizations coalesced tens of thousands of […]
WRITING POETRY
In reflecting recently on rare occurrences, I remember meeting only once a fellow named Joe Lobel. A friend of mine who was a social worker introduced me to his boss from the agency he worked at. They worked together at Gracie Square Hospital. Joe sparked an interest in my friend for several reasons. Firstly, Joe, […]
THE MAGIC OF POSSIBILITY
When I first met Jana Napoli 20 years ago, she took my hands, opened them up, studied them carefully and slowly began revealing to me things that I might have known about myself, but could not articulate fully. Or revealed to me things that I did not acknowledge. For over two decades of our friendship, […]
REUSE MUSEUM: A TREASURE TROVE OF RESCUED STUFF
“Actual Fact: you could make an entire second world out of what people throw away. The landfill is where I figured out one of my main philosophies, that everybody alive is basically in the process of trading out their stuff for different stuff, day in day out.” —Barbara Kingslover, Demon Copperhead Museum Mission Statement: “To […]
THEATER OF WORDS
I just returned from TSL (Time and Space Limited) in Hudson, NY after viewing a film by Werner Herzog entitled Theater of Thought. Ask me what I thought? And I must honestly reply, “I don’t know what to think. I’m writing this to collect my thoughts.” Neuroscience seems to know so much, yet the mystery […]
REFUGE IN WILDNESS
Wildness is very difficult to wrap my mind around. Perhaps because it’s wildness that is bigger than ourselves and impossible to comprehend fully. Over the last two years I have been exploring “wildness” in a nature based spiritual practice that requires that I spend time outside and in “wild nature.” At all times of the […]
PASSING TIME
We are surrounded by human-made structures and things, newer and older. They are evidence that we are/were here, past and present and maybe into the future. Imagine for a moment a world in which the only evidence of our physical selves is our footprints in the sand. Measuring time, as well as our perception of […]
EQUINE MONTAGE
Horses have played such a crucial role in human history, from transportation and trade to warfare and migration, that their impact is deeply woven into the narrative of human civilization. In the summer of 2024, I volunteered at a regional horse trial where hundreds of horses and riders gathered to compete at different levels. Ranged […]