Ancient people believed that dreams come from two gates, the Gates of Horn and the Gates of Ivory. Homer wrote about these gates in the Odyssey and later Virgil used the image in the Aeneid. The gates are a metaphor for the way we approach receiving information in our dreams. The Gate of Ivory is…
I saw it coming that Syracuse would loose the Big East tournament. It is really more accurate to say that I felt it coming. When I learned that Syracuse was to play against Louisville I felt this great sense of sadness and disappointment. I have predicted the results of many a sporting events. And here…
I feel a perfect sense of stillness inside me. I feel a perfect sense of Zen. It all began with an exhibition. I went to see Krazy! The Delirious World of Anime + Manga + Video Games exhibition in New York’s Japan Society tonight. When you enter, the feeling of Japan greets you. The lobby…
This songs is by two brothers who call themselves Mujaji. I really love it. I find it a bit melancholic and so dreamy.
Being a good friend is so difficult. No, I am not talking about those good times and wonderful moments filled with laughter. I am talking about those moments when a friend really needs you and is looking for comfort and understanding. A dear friend of mine called me after having a sleepless night. She was…
I found the following quote in Wayne Dyer’s book “Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling” and wanted to share it with you: “[M]any years ago I believed in something called “writer’s block,” those times when ideas simply refused to flow. Today I have a very different point of view: I know that in some way, God writes…
Did you know that the Florida orange juice “not from concentrate” most likely comes from Brazil? Or how about the fact that the orange juice you may think of as “fresh” may have sat in a storage tank for more than a year? Alissa Hamilton wrote a book called “Squeezed: What You Don’t Know About…
Today I saw 33 Variations. 33 Variations is a Broadway play that stars, among other great actors, Jane Fonda and Colin Hanks. The play interweaves the personal development of Jane Fonda’s character, who studies Beethoven’s work, and the history behind Beethoven composing 33 variations of a seemingly simple waltz. This was such a fantastic, such…
This past Saturday we had a great experience doing yoga. We usually do yoga on Saturdays, however, this past Saturday we were in for a great surprise. Our regular yoga instructor was out of a town and a lovely lady was substituting for him. Her name was Jennifer Lack. Jennifer began by saying that every…
Coraline: a cavorting, spiraling animated masterwork that amazes, amuses, bewilders, disgusts and frightens as it weaves a moralistic tale that lurches back and forth between two worlds: the first, that of a typically awkward and somewhat mundane American family; and the second, a strange, fantastic world that vaguely parallels the real world of Coraline Jones,…