Last night… Last night was the fourth public presentation of my daughter Krystal’s high school performance of the musical “Mamma Mia” (Spanish for “My Mommy”). It was the third time I attended. Krystal had auditioned for a role within a
NO MORE APRIL FOOLS
The ember ignites! A flame now bursts forth With intention to burn and redeem those who’ve yearned, Long longing for peace and to wield freedom’s key. With sizzles and crackling, ashes and smoke, Evidence of centuries of greed and
The Grand Paradox
Peaceful harmony… this is what the inner soul so desires. Comfort. Security. Warmth. Balance. Yet… Growth demands that we leave Balance! Listening to no other Outside Voice, We must Release our clenched grasp on Our own Known World… All attachments
Our Weakness Becomes Our Very Strength
We must learn to accept and embrace all aspects of ourselves. We can only find our unique grace and beauty By accepting the totality of our self. Along with our strengths, We must become brave enough to look
LIFE Will Find a Way!
The swollen, germinated seed… must break open The developed chick must crack open its shell… The infant must maneuver down the vaginal cavity… The froglet must break forth from his water world… As the butterfly escapes from her chrysalis… FREE.
Living On Borrowed Light
With frenzied appetite, The crowd . . .waits. . . In long line. The latest release . . .The midnight showing. . . Was now, nearly, at hand. Oh, the spiritually “blind”, “deaf” and “dumb”, Can’t see, hear,
Funny You Should Ask…
A Jewish businessman in Chicago sent his son to Israel for a year to absorb the culture. When the son returned, he said, “Papa, I had a great time in Israel. By the way, I converted to Christianity.” “Oy vey,”
Being Gardeners
“Out of damp and gloomy days, out of solitude, out of loveless words directed at us, conclusions grow up in us like fungus; one morning they are there, we know not how, and they gaze upon us, morose and gray.
Q: How Come You Are Such a Loving Being?
I was recently asked this question on Quora. Here is my response. The simple and concise answer is… I LLLOOOVVVEEE because… I am selfish… to the max! I have learned that I only want to feel GOOOOOOD, and that the
Terrestrial Music
When Beethoven passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noise coming from the area where Beethoven was buried. Terrified, the drunk ran and