The irony is truly epic. Perhaps so vast that it transcends genres, touching on camp comedy and forbidden love, ending in tragedy. It’s often said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and indeed, my journey started innocently enough. You see, I’ve been deve...

March Meditation HERE It might be boastful to call it “The Social Event of the Year” but frankly it was. That is, Vlad’s birthday party celebration this past Sunday. Our favorite hipster coffee shop/micro-brewery (only in Bushwick!) volunteered to host it for him, and when the guests soared to ove...

Although it’s often part of our longer Sunday walk, Vlad and I rarely make purchases at the used bookstore in our neighborhood. We already have lifetimes of reading stacked in front of us, particularly given the literary dopamine rush that comes from instant delivery to our Kindle. Yet this was one p...

The consequences of taking a leap of faith are by definition unknown. I have no statistics, but I wonder if following the famed advice from naturalist John Burroughs––  “Leap and the net will appear” ––Has resulted in more broken bones than safe landings. I could easily have pr...

New Feb Meditation HERE It was an unexpected compliment. It happened on our early evening walk route, one that takes us all the way to our favorite vintage store as the farthest leg of our journey, before we circle back home. Every day we pass Vlad’s vet. Yesterday, I was inspired to drop in, k...

Honestly, it wasn’t the six flights of stairs. And although it was getting later than I wanted, it wasn’t entirely that I genuinely miss Vlad whenever I’m out and can’t wait to get home to him. Nor was it that the day had gone sideways early on, and even though it was Saturday night I still had a li...

Steve Jobs has made such a positive contribution to my life that it’s hard to be even cross with him over this kind of mistake. Namely, Jobs frequently quoted Picasso as saying: “Good artists copy;great artists steal.” In truth, Picasso probably never said that. Instead, the aphorism’s origins ...

Jan Meditation HERE Free Workshop HERE As is often the case, sometimes when I’m writing about a topic, it surfaces in unexpected ways in my life. I’m delighted to say that’s happened this week as I explored Reinvention––the theme of this month’s new meditation HERE and of the webinar I’m teaching ...

Tell a New Story HERE It was (for me) a jaw-dropping moment. And it was also the perfect final chapter for this month’s theme: Abundant Expectancy (without expectation). A scene played out that I’d long been envisioning––to be honest, make that dreading––but completely not in the way I expected. ...