I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that it’s not always a walk through a lush meadow. You see, although I’ve been extolling the virtues of Expansion this month––the theme of January’s meditation HERE––ever-increasing positive growth brings plenty of challenges. Years ago, a friend who’s become a major...

“All knowledge, the totality of all questions and answers, is contained in the dog.” – Kafka – Belle has been “mentoring” a lot of puppies these days. Last week, it was Chester, a mini Australian sheepdog. (Chester’s owner actually thanked me after taking them bot...

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. * Goethe *   I always forget this story about the Hindu diety Hanuman. As a young demi-god, he was full of vast power and great mischief. In fact, he was enough of a brat that he continually irritated the usually implacable sages in his vic...

I actually think Belle ALWAYS looks dignified but I really like the quote.

Getting ready for Belle’s Birthday party this Sunday is a full-time job. Just finished preparing the food for the “secret” After Party. And do we think 45 helium balloons are enough? (I just don’t want to leave her scarred her from a tragic lack of attention.)

Another Day, Another Set of Life Lessons from Beautiful Belle…HERE.

And today, when we were totally unable to find a cab (at rush hour) (in the rain) (from the UWS) Belle took her first subway ride. She was, of course, perfection –– and she has flown across country 7 times in the last two years so in some ways it was No Big Deal. Still, it was her first introduction to sub...

That really was the question du jour when Belle and I drove up to Cavallo Point to meet with the awesome Leigh at the Gallery about our show this coming January through March (yes, an entire 3 months which is fantastic.) First, there’s the large canvas from the Duo Art Center Performance piece that w...