The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room

The Glorious (and Gory) Story Being sent on a Spirit Quest to do seva (service) for the Asian Elephants of Thailand, I had little idea of what that meant. I had only a remembrance that I had been there 10 years ago. At that time, my heart was calling me to ride an...
Your Life Can Be an Epic Star Wars Odyssey

Your Life Can Be an Epic Star Wars Odyssey

May the 4th Be With You!!! Welcome to Save the World: Star Wars Edition yes, that is an internet meme. it is also the story of my life. it is also entirely possible that you, too, can yield the Force, destroy evil and save the Universe. read on, young Jedi, and all...
Calling all Hermiones for a Virtual Pilgrimage!

Calling all Hermiones for a Virtual Pilgrimage!

i am cracking up because of the title of this post, but it’s true! i was interviewed for ArtBiz Wizard Alexis Fedor’s podcast and when i was describing the following opportunity for transformation, she exclaimed, “This is exactly what I wish for—to...
Environment of Love

Environment of Love

hello mighty readership! i write to you from the backyards of Harlem, which are less gritty city, more birds singing in the backyard to accompany the dance of dogs and cats rolling in the grass. i am here for a few weeks housesitting for my friends Annie and Seth...
How I Traveled to Colorado via Magical Lobster Trap

How I Traveled to Colorado via Magical Lobster Trap

i lived in Colorado for five months out of this past year, a tremendous change from living in metropolises like New York City and Tokyo, as i have primarily lived for over a decade. i was mostly stationed in the mystical land of Crestone, a unique and powerful place...
Christmas Presence

Christmas Presence

this holiday season, i am contemplating presence and how that may be the only gift we ever really need to give. my sister, Alicia, and i were up late wrapping presents on Christmas Eve. while this is not unusual, i congratulated myself on being ahead of schedule on...
Creating a World of Change

Creating a World of Change

Always in motion is the future. ~ Yoda, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ~ three days ago would have signaled my 12th anniversary of moving to NYC. today i found this draft from September 16th, 2012 (written just a month shy of my 9th anniversary of moving...
Soaring Fearlessly in Freedom: Colorado, Part 1

Soaring Fearlessly in Freedom: Colorado, Part 1

Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight—how to get from shore to food and back again. For most gulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight. More than anything...