“Open and honest” communications are rare. People typically engage in socially acceptable conversations; problem-solving brainstorms; polite and appropriate exchanges of niceties; superficial divulgences of “confidence”; comfortable discussions of daily activities/events; confluences of mutual support/agony; comedic interpretations; nostalgic remembrances of prior days (judiciously edited for the conversation at hand); malicious gossip; entertaining breaks of humor; or [...]
the secret isn’t about getting what your heart desires
it’s about really learning to desire from the heart
Tukla, the newest addition to our home. She was born June 8, 2008 and arrived at our home yesterday evening.
Already she’s a curious and naughty accompaniment to the family. [Check flickr for some additional pics...links on my sidebar.]
Ever since those early days of the water wars human beings have been trying to figure out what makes one thing one thing and another thing another thing. In very general terms, there have always been some people who are more comfortable with Being and some people who are more comfortable with Becoming. The Being [...]
I went to the Leonard Cohen concert in Dallas yesterday. It was amazing and I was so grateful to be able to experience it. He is such a master of words and images.
What I didn’t see at the concert was a bunch of dancers, multiple costume changes, wardrobe malfunctions, hyper-sexualization, over-the-top pyrotechnics, lip-syncing or blatantly [...]
I heard of a man
who says words so beautifully
that if he only speaks their name
women give themselves to him.
If I am dumb beside your body
while silence blossoms like tumors on our lips,
it is because I hear a man climb stairs and clear his throat outside the door.
- Leonard Cohen
“Let Us Compare Mythologies”
I really enjoyed this article about Jamie Lee Curtis. In particular I found myself resonating with this quote:
“The same way that midcentury modern architecture was in the ’50s, I want to be as a human being. New. Different. Challenging the old. Function over frivolity. Clean living. Clean lines.
If I can challenge old ideas about [...]
I just purchased 2 sparkling gold tickets to see Leonard Cohen in concert. I’m thrilled to say the least.
In my life, I don’t know what has caused me to cry the most, the dreams that died or the ones that came true.
