Meditations

I’m struck by how many people these days believe they can create their own reality, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. It’s become a national pastime in narcissistic America, and…

There was a time, not so long ago, when there was space for the individual to be different, and to forge a new path in a new place. Now physically,…

I didn’t know what to expect yesterday at my sitting spot in Lower Park after coming upon a young man smoking pot there a few days ago. But I was…

I was thinking today what is the point of it all.  Do the election results in the USA really matter? What if love between a man & a woman does not really exist?…

Presuming that Barack Obama has won another term, can he offer a new vision for America and the world? Ironically, given his rhetorical skills and ‘transformational’ candidacy, his first term…

I don’t really like the word ‘mystical.’ It’s imprecise, and full of contradictory meanings, from divine to derisive. But carefully considered, the word may point to a limitless uncharted territory…

Following the epic (dare I say ‘biblical’) hurricane/nor’easter that slammed the entire east coast of the United States, killing scores and causing upwards of 50 billion dollars damage, the lyrics…

The US presidential debates are over, and we’re finally in the final stretch before this interminable election ends on November 4th. It’s been a soul-numbing two-year campaign that’s made even…