Breathing in wisdom

by | Mar 19, 2012 | Unfettered 50

At the invitation of a delightful social worker, I led a discussion of a women’s group at a senior citizens center on the Upper East Side last fall. I chose the topic “solitude vs. loneliness” and I was thrilled at how much the women engaged this...

Words and clover

by | Mar 17, 2012 | Unfettered 50, Write Thinking

Other than the Irish friends I so treasure in my life, there is nothing that warms my heart from the land of green more than a bit of James Joyce. Some favorite quotes from Ulysses on this St. Patrick’s Day: Art has to reveal to us ideas, formless spiritual...

Of stillness and motion

by | Mar 16, 2012 | Unfettered 50

Apparently I used to spend a fair amount of time dancing. Around my apartment. Subtly moving to a good song while working out at the gym. I realized this today because right now I can’t break out into random dance steps. The big fat brace on my knee says...

Passing through

by | Mar 12, 2012 | Unfettered 50

So here’s what’s happening. My thoughts are very focused on death, not so much in a macabre way, but on death nonetheless. Ever since heading to the emergency room on Feb. 10 for what I now know is a medial meniscus tear in my left knee, I have been pretty...

A Life in the Union Tradition

by | Mar 4, 2012 | Unfettered 50, Write Thinking

I met Kevin O’Sullivan at a mutual friend’s house on April 16, 2010. I was so struck by his loyalty and passion for IBEW Local 164 that I decided to write a Game Plan column about him, kind of providing a slice of life insight into brotherhood and what...