On The Eve of Gratitude

On The Eve of Gratitude

On The Eve of Gratitude Do you remember the Christmas morning scene from ‘A Christmas Story’?  Ralph and Randy raced down the steps to the Christmas tree at the crack of dawn…and began to rip through their presents at light speed. The excitement was...
Hope in the Stars

Hope in the Stars

What new day must comeOn light and stringTo guide us through the darkened void An eternal concentricityThat shows us just a glimpseOf the here, and the now, and the then What reason lies beyond those flashesWhat sense of what IS, and of what is RIGHT Is there a chain...
Gandhi Visits the Car Wash

Gandhi Visits the Car Wash

You know those automatic change machines?  The machines that allow you to feed in a dollar, and then they give you 4 quarters.  Like at the car wash…   Do you remember how insanely frustrating those machines can be?   A slightly bent corner.  A little crease in...
The No-Go Ego

The No-Go Ego

From the moment we are born, we are rewarded for being “right”. It is the fundamental building block of our educational system. In fact, we grow up learning to actually fear being “wrong”. We believe there is ridicule or shame in being wrong, and that there is...
A Glorious Symphony of Destruction

A Glorious Symphony of Destruction

A Glorious Symphony of Destruction What a magnificent word:  SYMPHONYMost people think of symphony as an elaborate musical composition, engaging a variety of instruments to create a beautiful blend of sound and emotion.  It can be so powerful as to transport us,...