On the Water
It is a glorious morning. The water of the bay ripples and glints in the sun, and the grass fringing the beach and the estuary furls and unfurls in the breeze. On the other […]
spirituality
Learning and Language
If one wants to learn about the nature of power, learn the language of the oppressor. If one wants to learn about the nature of life, learn the language of the oppressed. The guileful will […]
To Her Last Breath
When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real. I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened, or full of argument. I […]
Concerning Collaboration Part II
If you read the first installment of my post on collaboration, perhaps you are waiting with bated breath (or perhaps not) to find out how this new iteration of the collaborative process has been […]
By Heart
I learned to play the piano when I was only five. I learned to read music at the same time that I learned to read words on a page. I can’t remember a time when […]
When Do We Fight?
A month ago, in a cold terminal at the Lviv train station, I met a group of soldiers headed to the front line. Some of the older men seemed like seasoned soldiers, with a wisdom […]
Nature Ballet
Perhaps humans are most brilliant when we engage our creativity in such a way that it is perfectly complementary to nature. In doing so, we can expand ourselves in harmony with the world we are […]
Buddhi Lyn
The famous mystic spiritualist G. I. Gurdjieff once noted, “He who has freed himself of the disease of ‘tomorrow’ has a chance to attain what he came here for.” Lyn Kehoe picks up on this […]
Saraswati’s Yoga Joint
Certainly one of the sweetest aspects of life is celebrating the successes of those you love. Congratulations to Donna Jackson for opening up her new yoga studio in Norwalk, Connecticut. Donna is a highly gifted yogini with […]
On Selfishness
Selfish. Stubborn. Self-centered. Egotistical. These words taunt me. They pop up unexpectedly in the middle of my day. I run into them around random corners in my thoughts. I feel as if they should […]
