There I was, this morning, in my closet gathering my gym clothes when suddenly what appeared to be an inanimate object fell to the ground. It was dark and I was in stealth mode, i.e. attempting not to awaken my wife. As I leaned down to retrieve what I thought was one of my children’s…
It’s tragic how few of us are actually liberated. To know you were meant for and are capable of more is its own kind of bondage. It’s a life in denial. To know who you are or at least have a sense of who you are, yet live beneath it, is a slow kind of…
I suppose that’s a bit harsh coming from my likes. After all, how could I possibly understand what has got so many people tongue tied, mush mouthed, and terrified? I know, for years I’ve stood before thousands upon thousands of men, women, and children and ran my mouth for a living. How could I ever…
“If you’re able to be yourself, Then you have no competition. All you have to do is get Closer and closer to that essence.” Barbara Cook (1927-2017) Those words, by the late great actress and singer ring eternal. Every person who has endured the life of an artist knows this truth intimately. All the many…
So much of life is short lived, even undiscovered simply because we refuse to die. Life, in all its fullness and abundance is not possible, as we’ve determined not to put ourselves to rest. Self-reflection is resisted for fear of the agonizing light of truth. The work, the dogged work of repentance is an occupation…
