It’s true, I suppose. We could call a rose by another name, Armadillo for example, and it would smell as sweet, would look as beautiful. We would, on certain occasions, be tempted to procure a dozen armadillos for that special … Continue reading
Permission. To take time. To dedicate that time to oneself, to one’s dream(s). To do. This seems like such a simple thing. Yet it is quite profound. Giving ourselves permission. I give myself permission to play, to experiment, to listen . … Continue reading
“Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.” – Francois de La Rouchefoucauld I think this is one of the reasons so many people get to the middle of life and feel … Continue reading
I love to write. To be at the page. That moment when the conscious self gives way to the subconscious and you are transported to another dimension, one where time seems suspended, where time seems to pass as if you’re … Continue reading
There is a Zen saying that sometimes the obstacle in the path is the path. A friend of mine who is not a writer, though he is a very talented visual artist, shared some insight with me once that has … Continue reading
“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss It’s no coincidence … Continue reading
“You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams I think it’s safe to say that laughter saved my life. Not in a keep-the-body-working escape-death sort of way, but in a keep-the-spirit-soaring sort of … Continue reading
When I was a boy, you would have needed one of those super-powered commercial staple guns to keep me in place for longer than a few moments. And those rare times when I did pause (like in the photo below … Continue reading
“Read whatever you want. But you should feel embarrassed when what you’re reading was written for children.” – Ruth Graham That was the subtitle to the piece published in Slate back in June titled “Against YA.” In the piece, … Continue reading
“Children are extremely perceptive and absorb what goes on around them long before they can talk or even comprehend language. They are like finely tuned receivers that pick up much more than is merely said. They are receptive and attuned … Continue reading