Being a Good Friend

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...

No Such Thing As Writer’s Block

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...

Orange Juice?

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...

33 Variations: A Broadway Play

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...

Spiritual Yoga Practice

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...

Coraline: A Movie Review

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...