helping makes us feel awesome
"Caring for one another, we sometimes glimpse an essential quality of our being. We may be sitting alone, lost in self-doubt or self-pity, when the phone rings with a call…
little red lighthouse
You know how you get lyrics stuck in your head? In 1996, I was at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, MI, and my friend Harrison Long sang a song…
giving back, simplified
"Follow your heartbreak." – Andrew Harvey This quote is, of course, a variation on Joseph Campbell's "follow your bliss." It basically means that each of us has a unique sensitivity…
no more warning – i am going to attack
When I first added this photo to my stockpile for Bacana Notions, the thought running through my head was that of being ready to take off at any moment, always…
to heck with career
"The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds." – Dalai Lama When I lived in Brooklyn,…
