Thanksgiving Throwback: 10 Minutes
A throwback to our post on Thanksgiving of last year – my, how quickly a year flies by! – with the hope that its simple suggestion offers the chance for a momentary rest from the holiday craze that has already erupted our streets, stores, and gatherings of family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving to all! This … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: Self
“It is necessary for a man to go away by himself, to sit on a rock and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?” – Carl Sandburg Last Thursday we entered into a time called Yama Damstra, a juncture period before Winter when it is said that all beings who … Continue reading
Walking with Wyeth
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape — the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” – Andrew Wyeth I grew up just miles away from the historic Brandywine River Valley in Pennsylvania, one region in the northeast where the … Continue reading
Coming Up Empty
It is at this time of year that I tend to feel especially tired and overwhelmed. Various projects and work commitments seem to move at lightning speed, and everyone I know (including myself) seems to be in some show or hosting some event at opposite ends of the city that make it impossible for me … Continue reading
Seeking Presence
If you’ve ever been to Central Park, you’ve probably walked through its renowned Mall. Leading from the Literary Walk towards the Bethesda Terrace – or the other way around, depending on which way you tend to walk – the Mall feels to me like New York City’s Muir Woods, its wide path lined by giant … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: Sky
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” – Pema Chodron Another Pema quote to start your week. Simple and elegant, this is a wonderful metaphor for our life’s “weather” fluctuations. The sky space is vast and open. It is like a stage on which the weather sets color and texture and … Continue reading
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