July 28, 2022

Here or there? Reflections on hobbits and space travelers.

I recently picked up The Hobbit again. It’s been years since I last read it, and I was immediately struck by the lushness of description, particularly […]
May 6, 2021

The Full Bull

Springtime in some parts of the world kick off ‘running of the bulls’ festivals.  In Western astrology we are right now in the sign of Taurus, […]
December 31, 2020

The Gift of Questions

“I dream of two possible destinations…” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon describes poking around a bookstore in California and finding the book Say It in Yiddish […]
August 30, 2020

Derailed … and Back on Track

Derailed. When life is heading in a presumed direction and suddenly … an unexpected turn. Where’s the script? What is the protocol? Who’s in charge of […]
July 22, 2020

Practice of Responsibility

In a recent talk by colleague Dr. Jennifer Lamonica, another practitioner of this lineage, she mentioned having a “practice of responsibility”. I have long talked about […]
July 6, 2020

Resilience

The sages tell us that we should always pray in the same place at the same time each day.  I grin when I hear this, because […]
April 6, 2020

STRETCH!!

Oh those wonderful screens! In an instant, click, and we open to the world. Facetime, Hangouts, Skype, Zoom … one minute we are virtually dining with […]
April 6, 2020

What is Fear?

There is a lot of fear in the air these days. Something I’ve been thinking about is this quote by Rav Kook: “Therefore it is important […]
October 8, 2019

How Do We Create a New Future?

Look around. No matter what direction you gaze, where you tilt your ears, you’ll find what’s wrong in the world. The climate, refugees, terrorists, rain forests […]