As one raised in a Christian tradition, but seemingly forever also looking beyond to connect with all of humanity, I was, am delighted to have this book as a reference, guide to some of the universal truths… …and I’m the next breath, a little tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist Zen Master, who died this …
Continue reading Just a Bit: Living Buddha, Living Christ; and RIP Thich Nhat Hanh
Last weekend…Monday only actually, a holiday…was a double-dose of BBQ. Good eats for sure, but something more besides. As oft the case, a little back-story, A college buddy, one of several I’m blessed to still be I touch with, He inspired me not only to BBQ more, but consider the time more holistically too. Food …
Gonna use parts of this one over the next several weeks (and beyond) -- what an amazing piece with so many insights -- but to start let’s hear the whole thing, a year and a day since Ms. Amanda Gorman shared this vision with the world... and set the tone for the way forward, forward …
Continue reading A Year And A Day: “The Hill We [Still] Climb”
Another gem from Encanto. My youngest daughter relates to this character, enjoys talking about her story… "Surface Pressure"(from "Encanto" soundtrack) [Luisa:]I'm the strong one, I'm not nervousI'm as tough as the crust of the earth isI move mountains, I move churchesAnd I glow, 'cause I know what my worth isI don't ask how hard the …
One of the guys I work with, Beyond being a Supply Chain Guy, He’s a musician, and a commercial fisherman, What a full life he has! These images he shared with me this past weekend, so blessed to live near the ocean, so blessed to have colleagues, friends, like SAL.
Get UP, get going, the trick is in the steps, the movement, the motion. Movement like lotion to dry skin, the body soaks it up, the body needs it, Move to start the day, then all day, More to say on the mind - body, But an example might be nice too, What’s a good …
I came across this jazz musician and this album yesterday, listening to our local Jazz radio station, KCSM, in the San Francisco Bay Area. In lead up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they were playing various artists with particular undertones and themes around Civil Rights, Equality, etc. The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of …
Hello everyone ! Have a wonderful and safe day 🙋🏻 As a human being… Everybody in this world has a deep longing for love and affection. From the new…Trapped emotions: Time to let go! 🙌
Why in this space, why in this place, Every day, mostly, begins with a teaspoon of dread, Bitter taste, I expect, frozen, paused, not wanting to begin, eyes closed tight, Heart, mind, racing, images flash through in quick secession, How to get through, how to go through these moments to begin the day? Especially when …
I’d seen her in Sports Illustrated editions during her hay-day, knew she was from the Czech Republic originally, but never knew anything about her really, never heard her interviewed. What a clear and strong voice she has! She turned plenty of heads as a supermodel, but I think her words and perspective can have a …
