Category: Newsletter

It’s 3:09 pm, New Years Eve, 2024. I want to avoid the trap of making a bunch of hardcore resolutions that I’ll bail on in one, two or three months time. Somewhere in the back of my lizard brain I know that I’ve done that more times than I can count. In the spirit of trying something new I’m going… Read more →

It’s here. That feeling of panic. Adrenaline dump. Feeling overwhelmed. Feeling hopeless. Wanting to crawl up into a ball. Assume the fetal position. It’s all too much. Look ahead. Tragedy and darkness. The sky is falling and you don’t know what to do. Breathe. Breathe again. Deeper this time. ‘This too shall pass.’ Breathe. Breathe again. Over and over. One… Read more →

The dictionary lists thirty one synonyms for ‘inertia’ and only two antonyms: in·er·tianoun: inertia1. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. “the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia” Similar: inactivity / inaction / inactiveness / inertness / dormancy / passivity / apathy / accidie / malaise / stagnation / dullness / enervation / sluggishness / lethargy / languor… Read more →

What if? How would you act? What foods would you put into your body? What time would you go to bed? How would you exercise and move your body throughout the day? How would your life change for the better if you made this small shift in thinking? What could you accomplish with the added energy that would come from… Read more →

The world is crashing down around you. Things are looking bleak. You’re surrounded by stress and strife and worry. You have burdens to carry. The load is heavy right now. Can you still make art? I want to believe that the answer is ‘yes’. Maybe you have to lower the bar. Give yourself the greatest chance to succeed. Keep the… Read more →

I have questions. A lot of questions. Questions for myself. Questions for the Universe. Questions that I can’t seem to find the answers to at the moment. In some ways, it’s freeing to not know the answers to any of these questions. What do you do with all of that uncertainty? Maybe the answer is you lean into it. Maybe… Read more →

I miss you fellow humans. Sitting across from me on the subway. The grocery. The corner store. Walking down the street. Navigating traffic. Navigating steps. Standing. Sitting. Alone. In groups. Two, three, four, more. Lost in ‘the box’. Technically a rectangle. Flashing light and color. Fingers tap, tap. Everywhere but right here. Right now. Lovely actual reality directly in front of you.… Read more →

“There are at least a billion people on earth at this moment who would consider their prayers answered if they could trade places with you.” — Sam Harris I’m grateful for: • Every breath in and every breath out. • My mom and dad and all of the rest of my extended family. Those that are with me now as… Read more →

What is my practice? My practice is all of the habits that I choose for myself. The habits that make up my day to day life. We become that which we repeatedly do. It’s a process. It’s daily. It’s ongoing. My practice is my life. I’m still working on my practice. Some parts are better than others. Some parts are reasonably… Read more →

I want to change the world. OK maybe not the whole world, but who knows? Why should I limit my thinking? • I want to give of myself fully. I want to share my talents and my creativity with others. • I want to learn and discover and become a better person. I want to become smarter and more eloquent.… Read more →