Springing With Good News – Book Announcement!
Happy Spring! David Beisel and Irene Javors have written a book of essays for these times, Forging New Paths, Reflections on History, Culture, and Psyche. They explore[…]
Life Notes – Thanksgiving 2016
Thanksgiving is almost upon us. For me, this has been a difficult year of many losses and major changes. At times, I have found myself[…]
Life Notes: Self or Selfie – Authentic Person or Confected Image
Wherever you go people are busy taking ‘selfie’ photo ops of themselves either alone or with others or set against a background that functions as[…]
Life Notes: Mindful Living
What does it mean to live mindfully? To live in a mindful way is to live with a devotion to awareness. Awareness of the world[…]
Life Notes: What Now, Ken?
Ken Doll entered the world in 1961. He is 55 years old. He is physically perfect. He is a fashion plate. He is depicted doing something like 40 plus[…]
Life Notes: Barbie – Gender – Liberating the Imagination
Barbie is 57 – and she is now dealing with multicultural and diversity challenges. A new line of Barbies will be available this Spring in[…]
Life Notes: Snowmeggeden January 2016
The Northeast just endured one humdinger of a snowstorm. The weather service named this whopper Jonas. Weird to give a name to a weather event,[…]
Life Notes: Jetsey, Wonder Cat’s Lessons in Resiliency
My cat, Jetsey, has many lessons to teach me about resilient living. For the past 6 years she has suffered from various intestinal problems. These[…]
Life Notes: After the Holidays – 2016
Another holiday season passes. Time to begin anew. Time to check your credit card balances and say to yourself, “How did I spend so much?”[…]
Life Notes – New York City Redux
A rare December day – the sun is out, the sky is a brilliant blue and the temperature so mild that there is a sweetness[…]