Of feathers and mice

by | Aug 28, 2008 | The Universal Flow

I have this thing with feathers. When I see them as I walk along city streets, I believe they’re telling me to step up the writing of my book. The last two days, the feathers are everywhere! Big ones and small ones. Different colors. Amazing. I have this thing...

Bring on the stillness

by | Aug 25, 2008 | The Universal Flow

Buddhist meditation class felt like a milestone tonight. Something has clicked. Maybe my ability to focus on an intention and stay with it. Maybe the breathing. Maybe the fact that I’m relaxed. It wasn’t always that way. No, no. There was a time when my...

Gloriously mundane

by | Aug 24, 2008 | The Universal Flow

It’s been a weekend of exploring Soho, working on projects, reading, exercising, eating well, occasional snippets of TV. All with a backdrop of gorgeous weather. Very luxurious. Kind of like John Lennon said, “Life is what happens while you are making...

Root causes

by | Aug 18, 2008 | The Universal Flow

So today I had a root canal. I’m not going to say it was pleasant, especially given the two hours in the chair, but my fear subsided after four needles rendered me without feeling on one side of my face. I walked out of the dentist’s office a bit dazed,...

Feeding my inner artist

by | Aug 8, 2008 | The Universal Flow

Went to see the Louise Bourgeois exhibit at the Guggenheim with an artist friend today. It blew me away. I particularly loved a sculpture called Spiral Woman, which is suspended from the ceiling. Here’s the description: In a hybridized form that recalls the...