Wise Holiday Practices

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. — Confucius I’m sure some of you love this time of year — driving by neighborhoods...

Spring Cleaning

The day I flew to Louisville, Kentucky marked the end of a week-long cleanse, which coincided with Passover, the Jewish festival of liberation. I wanted to be free of any bad juju from my past that might unconsciously keep me from diving head first into an...

Japan on My Mind

I’m awed at the power and magnitude of the natural disaster — the earthquake which caused a tsunami whose waves washed away entire towns.  But what’s utterly perplexing is the man-made disaster, caused by failing to design nuclear facilities...

Freedom

Independence Day (for those in the US) strikes me as a great excuse to reflect on what we’re NOT independent from, personally and collectively. Oil is the mind-blowing biggie as we’re more than two months into the Deepwater tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico....