Last week, exploring this month’s theme of The Power of Ritual (March Meditation HERE), I shared my secret for consistent piano practice. Namely, I committed to 13 minutes a day, an amount of time I can manage both in my schedule, and far more importantly, my mind perceives as non-overwhelming. By do...

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...

Marginally less vacuuming. Honestly, that’s been the only silver lining I can think of regarding Malibu (Vlad’s best friend)’s absence this week. Mind you, nothing untoward has happened. Bobby and Neb, his parents, have gone on a family getaway to the Caribbean, which means Malibu is staying with ...

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...

The moment was full of contradictions. It certainly felt inspirational but it was also a little unnerving, with perhaps just a dash of danger. You see on our last walk on Christmas Eve, quite close to midnight, in the quiet park space that divides our apartment mega-complex, our quiet reflections wer...

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. ...

To be honest, I’m still processing it all. (Although I suppose you could attach that statement to pretty much everything that’s ever happened to anyone, anywhere of any sensitivity.) Even so, I admit to being a little unnerved by events this week–– although I also do appreciate the synchronicity they...

I have mixed feelings about cliff hanger endings. Sometimes it’s just as Oscar Wilde wrote in The Importance of Being Earnest: “The suspense is terrible.I hope it will last.” And other times, as with a few recent Netflix series I love that may or may not be renewed, cliffhangers seem at best delib...

There can be something enormously comforting about holiday traditions. They provide a thread of continuity as well as something to look forward to each year. Besides turkey and stuffing and all the rest, one my family celebrates is my hometown’s annual turkey trot, a race that’s been going on since 1...