Two or three days after our house burned down, I was at my usual manicure appointment with Katy, making a numb effort to get back to something called normal.

But the big gulping noises, runny nose, and torrents of tears gave me away, the minute I sat down. As I sputtered … read more »

911 rocked the world.  No question.

And from 911, we also experienced miracles.  In one of those strange ironies, the kindness people showed one another afterward, was demonstrable and palpable—-for a while.  Do you remember? 

Several years after 911, I was a student at  The New Seminary (the oldest interfaith seminary in North … read more »

JULIE & JULIA is one of the best movies I have ever seen about depicting the sometimes long and winding path to  your life’s calling. 

If you feel utterly lost about your PLAN in life or even if you have just an itch to feel engaged in something that brings you joy—this movie is a great … read more »

As we struggle to find our individual voices, I believe we must look beyond the voice we’ve been assigned…… and find our place among the tones and timbre of human expression.

Yo-Yo Ma. 

World reknown cellist and 15 time grammy winner, Yo-Yo Ma, was born in Paris to Chinese parents and … read more »

Believe it or not, the events of the last couple of weeks, all have lessons for us to learn.  I believe the more outrageously obsessed the media is to bombard us with every detail of the lives that splash and splat all over the news—-the more important it is for us to see … read more »