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Harsh Reality

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

“What?  This can’t be.  Oh, my God, this can’t be.  How could this be?  This can’t possibly be.  What are all of these overnight text messages about.  They are no longer celebratory, as they were last night.  This can’t be … Continue reading →

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Sacred Places, Otherworldly Fog & Cheerful Good Byes

Posted on July 31, 2016 by

Otherworldly fog took over the landscape on Monday.  After dropping my six-year-old son, Simon, off at camp in Dunhill, I went to the unmarked beach again.  Suffering from heavy anxiety, I paused to look out over the vast beach from … Continue reading →

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Falling Rocks & Strong Currents

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

Yesterday we woke to blue skies for the first time since we have been in Ireland.  After dropping my son, Simon, off at camp, I set out to explore the local beach again, hoping to find a place to dance.  … Continue reading →

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On Open Sky, Going Anywhere & Partnership

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

For the second week in a row, I unexpectedly attended the Sunday Sweat Your Prayers class. For the second week in a row, the class was guest taught by an accomplished teacher from another country, in this case Hannah Loewenthal … Continue reading →

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Float Like a Butterfly; Sting Like a Bee

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

On Friday, I spent much of the afternoon listening to the funeral service for Muhammed Ali that took place his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky on June 10.  One reporter said that she was concerned that the driver of the hearse … Continue reading →

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Zero Zone & Basic Goodness Retreat

Posted on May 20, 2016 by

We walked up to the meadow in silence, without flashlights, through the nighttime woods.  I inhaled the dark shapes of moving bodies, and exhaled the passing trees.  Arriving, the diamond-fierce sky opened up.  Our guide and the retreat’s coordinator pointed … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Crash Into Anyone!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

Today’s Sweat Your Prayers class at the Joffrey in the West Village was taught by Kierra Foster-Ba; and I was joined by my 6-year-old son, Simon, our 10-year-old cousin, Maya, and our Uncle Larry. My cousin and uncle had come … Continue reading →

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