Breathe Into It |
Breathe into it, the yoga instructor said, her arms and legs braided like an unbaked pretzel. On rows of rubber mats students strained into the pose with varying degrees of success. The sinuous so...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:59:00 GMT |
Thin Places |
If there is one universal theme that runs through the worlds religious and mythological wisdom traditions it is probably this, that there is an invisible plane hidden from us by the visible plane, an...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:30:00 GMT |
10,000 Hours |
Let yourself be silently drawn by the pull of what you really love. -- Rumi Jack Kerouac, literary luminary, Uber-beat and American legend, had a secret. Only one of his famous friends, the poet Ph...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 07:26:00 GMT |
Why Susan Boyle Matters |
By now fifty million of us have seen the viral YouTube video of Susan Boyles remarkable performance on the BBC show Britains Got Talent. Its the most widely seen video clip in world history, surpa...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:28:00 GMT |
Around the Block |
Normally, I have no problem coming up with topics and concerns to explore in this blog. But this month, Im stuck. Maybe the two books Im working on have drained all the words from me. Maybe its ...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:28:00 GMT |
He Played Real Good for Free |
He opened his case and took out his violin. He sat on a stool in the metro station and began to play. It was a cold January morning. The good people of Washington D.C. hurried by on their way to ca...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:15:00 GMT |
Life Lessons from the Obama Presidency |
On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Reflecting on the significance of this event and the long years that preceded it, ten inescapable truths emer...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:06:00 GMT |
Ten Ways to Deepen Your Life |
The party's over. We've taken down the lights, recycled the wrapping paper and returned the battery powered reindeer sweater we got at the white elephant office gift exchange. Hey, it was ...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:53:00 GMT |
Hard Work |
A lot of people think art is all about inspiration. They think people who accomplish great things are carried there on a magical cloud of divine intervention. It's not true. Inspirat...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:47:00 GMT |
Playing Small |
Like all artists, musicians are caught between two conflicting fears. We're afraid no one will come to the show. And we're afraid they will. We can't decide which is worse: failure o...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:24:00 GMT |
