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)
Category: Inspiration
“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.”
“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
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.
From One Legged Teachers: Lessons On Living – AND letting go of – A Life of Generous & Loving Service
Hello sweet reader, Laura and I were having breakfast a couple of days ago with our dear friends and neighbors Jerry Jampolsky and Diane Cirincione, shortly after our recent return from our summer in “Bernieland” (Go Bernie!!) Jerry always has some challenging question for me, about my ongoing (and endless…I pray) spiritual journey/struggle and he… Continue reading From One Legged Teachers: Lessons On Living – AND letting go of – A Life of Generous & Loving Service
“DESPAIR IS A SIN”
Hello dear Reader, News gettin’ you down these days? Me too. Big time. A few years back, I was attending the San Francisco Green Festival, listening to a talk, then buying the book, called “Natural Capitalism – Creating The Next Industrial Revolution”, offered by friend, neighbor and fellow houseboat resident Paul Hawken. Paul, founder of… Continue reading “DESPAIR IS A SIN”
The Kids Always Bring The Light
Sweet Reader, A really tough week here in the USA…no kidding! So when Thursday rolled around, I couldn’t wait to get to my weekly gig at Martin’s Homeless here in SF. I KNEW I’d feel better when I left. I always do. Lincoln was right. It DOES “feel good to do good”. As you know,… Continue reading The Kids Always Bring The Light
Gratitude – Basic Hygiene For the Heart
Are current events getting to you? Getting you down? They are me. Just a few recent items: The “killers in high places” (as Leonard Cohen calls them) are still murdering their citizens; priests and football coaches are abusing their kids; the black rhino is now extinct; our “leaders” are arguing like children while our… Continue reading Gratitude – Basic Hygiene For the Heart