The love expressed between partners in our Imperfect Partners couples workshop and the trust and willingness they all have to be vulnerable in front of each other and the group, has been truly inspiring. Being witness to that is such an honor. So, in tribute to them, and to celebrate the imminent holy season (Passover, [...]
I have been preparing to die for five years now. Not literally, exactly. I have no terminal disease that I know of—except for the fact that I’m breathing, which is at first gasp a death sentence—and I rarely get sick. But death and loss, and the grief that always comes with it, have been informing [...]
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself - Zen Saying In the pursuit of knowledge, something is added every day. In the pursuit of enlightenment, something is dropped every day. - Lao Tzu To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. - Chuang-tzu
“If it has to be winter, it might as well snow.” This is something I say every year and I love it when the weather complies. We’ve had plenty of the white stuff and the forecasters say there is more on the way. And if the groundhog is right, we’ve got six more weeks before [...]
As the year winds down, I’d like to share with you a few reflections and gratitude for my experiences—personal and shared—in 2013. I’ve hosted some excellent silent sits, led meditation classes at the JCC, finished a rewrite of my first mystery novel, One Hand Killing, which will be available in paperback for the first time [...]
Or, we can’t know until we know! How do we get to the calm place in the center of chaos? Waiting for news of anything—from sources we have no control over, which is just about everyone and everything that is meaningful—can be excruciating. Will we get the perfect gift or the job? Do we need [...]
“You will not find God in an abstract idea. This is something very important. God is here for us through very concrete things.” Thich Nhat Hanh “One must not be blasphemous toward gods in whom one has no faith.” Chinese proverb “We are but guests visiting this world, though most do not know [...]
“Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” ― William Faulkner “And by the way, [...]
This past weekend I attended the Garrison Retreat with New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. It was a rich and heart-opening experience that I will write more about soon! Until then, enjoy some of the scenery I was lucky enough to see and photograph!
"A moment in time, a place in time, a breath. A quiet corner can be found anywhere, can be created anytime. It is an attitude, an outlook. It can be found in your particular approach to your particular day. A quiet corner simply needs a slight shift in perspective to emerge. A quiet corner is [...]
