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New Meditation of the Month is HERE. I wrote most of last week’s newsletter on a train but I omitted one of the most interesting parts: my Uber ride to Grand Central. Because he had one of the most usual names that I’d ever seen, I asked my driver where he was from. It was such a distinctly exotic co...

New Meditation of the Month is HERE. By the time you read this, it will all be over. And by that I mean the drama (or not), I’ve been anticipating / dreading for months now. Usually, I write these posts sitting safely at my desk in my writing office. Today I’m working on a train, heading to an even...

New Meditation of the Month is HERE. I’m facing SEVERAL upcoming conversations I’d give almost anything to avoid. So much so, that some might argue that’s why for several days this week I developed a condition where it was nearly impossible to eat or drink anything. Any kind of speaking was painful. ...

This meditation is 5:40 with an extra 3:30 minutes more of music by my talented friend Andrew Shapiro. You can stream it here or download in the link below. Or Click toDownload

Simone Biles did what was right for her last week and I don’t know how you can’t just applaud someone who prioritizes their own well being. (But apparently there’s a small minority of critics who can’t.) I’ve often written about the wisdom of this kind of choice in various courses and books. Specific...

Here’s the update about the puzzle. But first, let’s get a little lofty and quote Søren Kierkegaard: Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to experience.”  Thus… Here’s where we started last Sunday… And here’s where we finished… It’s true that the chattiest mem...

Where we started… Where We Ended…

As Oscar Wilde wrote in The Importance of Being Earnest: “The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” Unfortunately, it won’t. In just a few hours from now on this very Sunday, July 18th, I’ll finally have my answer. That is, I’ll know if 6 people can finish a thousand piece jigsaw puzzle in ...

First, I have to thank everyone for the flood of birthday wishes. It’s always meaningful to hear from people reading these newsletters but especially during joyous or difficult times. (And last week was a potent mixture of both.) Second, although I shared a few photos from my drop back experience, I ...