Dear beautiful readers/dear friends, For the past couple of weeks, while I and most of you are “sheltering in place” in our homes, while this worldwide calamity plays out, I’ve been wanting to reach out to you, but really stuck about how. What is there to say in the presence of all this suffering and… Continue reading “WHERE THERE”S HOPE, THERE”S LIFE. IT FILLS US WITH COURAGE AND MAKES US STRONG AGAIN”. (Anne Frank, 1929- 1944)
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“When Are They Gonna Get To The Good News?”
Hello dear Reader, I’ve been missing you. I recently received this New Year’s greeting from my former Rabbi, (from back in my Montreal days) Leigh Lerner and his dear wife Loren. I really miss him as a Rabbi, but am blessed to still have him as a dear friend. Voila: It was these wonderful, wise… Continue reading “When Are They Gonna Get To The Good News?”
“GOD HAS AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF HUMOR, AN UNIMAGINABLE SENSE OF HUMOR. HE NEEDS TO! JUST LOOK AROUND.”
Hello beautiful readers. It’s been a while, yes? Been missing you! For those of us who grew up in the Jewish tradition, these current 10 days between Rosh Hashanah (The New Year) and Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) are known as the “Days Of Awe”, (or the Days of Repentance). These are days for… Continue reading “GOD HAS AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF HUMOR, AN UNIMAGINABLE SENSE OF HUMOR. HE NEEDS TO! JUST LOOK AROUND.”
“After A Certain Age, Every Man Is Responsible For His Face.”
Hello dear beautiful reader, It’s Michael. I’m soo very happy to be back with you. It’s been a while. I pray that you, and all those whom you love, are happy, healthy, safe, peaceful and free! Not long ago, I came across these words (in the headline just above) written by 20th C French philosopher… Continue reading “After A Certain Age, Every Man Is Responsible For His Face.”
“I DON’T KNOW. ASK THE HORSE!”
Hello beautiful readers, It’s me. It’s been quite a while, although I do remember promising you that I wouldn’t post often enough to become a pest. (BTW, How’m I doing with that part?) As it happens, I’m in the 5th week post op from surgery for a ruptured Achilles. The reaction, and follow up question… Continue reading “I DON’T KNOW. ASK THE HORSE!”
“Hatred Never Ceases By Hatred, But By Love Alone Is Healed. This Is An Ancient And Eternal Law.”
“And, did you get what You wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.” Raymond Carver Hello beautiful reader, News getting you down lately? Sure is me! Of course, from the time we humans dropped our… Continue reading “Hatred Never Ceases By Hatred, But By Love Alone Is Healed. This Is An Ancient And Eternal Law.”
Learning…(A LOT) – from My “Brainless” Teachers
Greetings beautiful readers. It’s me. A couple of posts ago I introduced you to my new buddy, Rocky the squirrel. Rocky is not today’s topic but he’s the inspiration for it. BTW, (s)he’s just fine, came for a visit today, and asked me to say hi to you. I noticed that (s)he seems a bit… Continue reading Learning…(A LOT) – from My “Brainless” Teachers
My Regrets Have The Power To Shrink Me, Or To Grow Me. It’s My Choice.
Hi again beautiful reader. It’s so good to be back with you. I believe that one of the main reasons that reflecting on our mortality too often makes us uncomfortable (unnecessarily in my view) has to do not with the fear of death itself, but just as much, with our regrets, and with diminishing time… Continue reading My Regrets Have The Power To Shrink Me, Or To Grow Me. It’s My Choice.
My Newest Teacher: Smarter Than Me. Braver Than Me. (Humbling, But Really Worth It).
Hello beautiful readers, Greetings from our VT forest home – my favorite place on the planet. I was thinking that this time you deserve a post, which if you are OK to read it, is way lighter (and shorter) than the last (& probably the next one too.) I’ve been wanting you to meet my… Continue reading My Newest Teacher: Smarter Than Me. Braver Than Me. (Humbling, But Really Worth It).
It’s Never Too Late To Leave A Legacy I’m Proud Of. It Matters That I Have Lived.
Hello beautiful readers, so happy to be back with you! Because considering our legacy reminds us of our mortality, (and some of our regrets as well), doing so may have the potential to cause us some discomfort, which I believe is misplaced and unnecessary. Looked at differently though, considering our legacy can have just the… Continue reading It’s Never Too Late To Leave A Legacy I’m Proud Of. It Matters That I Have Lived.