Wake up, awaken live with heart speak wisely open your eyes listen well walk with purpose pay attention be generous be kind accept blessings appreciate the good do something with this life
Daily Life
A Blessing for the Day
May you wake up rested. May your day be filled with meaning. May you do something that brings you joy. May something unexpected and good occur either to you or through you. May you hear music. May you find a moment to be in nature. May you breathe well and fully. May you find yourself […]
A Small Beauty
I took out the trash early in the morning. It was cold and dark. I dragged the bin to the street and put it in its usual spot– right underneath a streetlight. The glow of the streetlight made the thin layer of frost sparkle like the night sky. It was stunning and dazzling and in […]
Ti da di da di
It’s 1am. I don’t write much at this hour, at least nowadays. But I got a text message with some upsetting news and can’t fall asleep. The news doesn’t affect me directly, but it upsets me directly, and my mind and soul are cracked open. And the screen is here to listen. Today I disposed […]
Simple Reminders
Today is a new day. It has never existed before nor will it ever exist again. Each moment is an opportunity to be present physically as well as spiritually. Today will be full of experiences whose meanings will be different for each of us, perhaps instantly known, perhaps veiled in mystery. Openness is a posture […]
Inevitability and Possibility
Yesterday I found myself thinking about inevitability and possibility. I found myself thinking about inevitability because of this week’s Torah portion, Vayeshev. Towards the beginning of the portion we read about how Jacob loved Joseph more than his other 11! sons and 1 daughter. In Genesis 37:4 we see how Jacob’s disproportionate affection triggers the […]