Jan 9, 2010 | personal growth
Why are the people in charge of our society right now so afraid of history? And in being so afraid, have become dismissive of the importance of history as a continuum of events in succession leading from the past to the present and into the future. To my mind, the...
Jan 4, 2010 | personal growth, writing craft and process
Growing up in Manhattan, you don’t necessarily do things the way most people do. You don’t, for instance, learn how to drive by the time you’re 16. But you do learn how to trick-or-treat in apartment buildings and how to travel an intricate subway system. You don’t...
Dec 19, 2009 | personal growth
“If you can’t make it good, make it big. And if you can’t make it big, make it red.” — Rob Roy Kelly, Graphic Designer, 1925-2004 During most of my childhood, I was all about navy blue–from my bed linens to my school uniform...
Dec 10, 2009 | personal growth
Upon meeting him for the first time, an artist whom I have come to greatly admire and respect said to me that his constellation had gotten brighter because my star was now in his galaxy. I have never forgotten the impact his gracious remark had on me. How remarkable...
Dec 9, 2009 | personal growth
Over the past few years, I have been making a journey home. I don’t mean coming home after a day at the office, or coming home after being away on vacation or a business trip. I mean going home as in finding my way through my past and through life in order to...