Happiness
Sitting here with you No agenda Breathing in and out No to-do list Being calm and at ease No strategic plan Looking into your eyes No rubrics
Category: Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against Tsuris
Coming to Clarity during the Vietnam War
At first I would not believe that our allies, our liberators, the Americans, would plan and carry out programs which were total annihilation sweeps. I felt as did so many good Germans during the Nazi…
Today’s Aspiration
No hostilities Firecrackering off In my mind
A Brief Consideration of Napalm
1. American Heritage Dictionary Napalm, incendiary material used in bombs and flame throwers. Developed during World War II, napalm is a mixture of gasoline (sometimes mixed with other petroleum fuels) and a thickening agent. The…
“Whatever Gets You through the Night…”
My friend’s typical work day 90 emails to respond to 7-8 meetings to move through 3 fires to put out 5 staff people in crisis to support 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. It’s go, go,…
I Just Want to Say
Dear Bella Levenshteyn You come to my mind More times than you could imagine I won’t quote Kerouac (You’ve had enough of him, I’m sure) I’ll quote the Jewish poet and tell you: “You are…
Ekāgratā*
No sipping Northeast Coffee latte supreme with whipped cream No texting someone I’ll see in ten minutes No zoning out to Diane Rehm No penciling out the evening workout on a crumpled scratch pad No…
Presence
“In my visits to the hospitals, I found it was in the simple matter of Personal Presence, and emanating ordinary cheer and magnetism, that I succeeded and help’d more than by medical nursing or delicacies,…
Snail Mail Scribble for Srimatiji
“My deep dream is to be An invisible bodhisattva No web-site with bells and whistles No 2,000 friends on Facebook No acclaim Fame or melodrama
Ask, the Master said, and you shall receive…
I turn 52 next week. I could use an infusion of brio, brilliance, and balance. May I see you?