coffee barista performs magic trick
“That's the thing about magic; you've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.” – Charles de Lint It was one of…
flower power, for real
Manhattan may be an urban jungle of concrete, but it sure is easy to find a place that sells flowers. I buy them for myself quite regularly. I've learned which…
twain, gore, and rock ‘n roll
"Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today." – Mark Twain I was planning for an exciting Monday night of roasting brussels sprouts and laundering clothes when my friend Lauren…
time for a change?
"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes." – Goethe A few years ago, I participated in a Q&A with college students nearing graduation.…
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…
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…
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,…
secret (sometimes backward) messages
Sometimes when I walk around the city, I live in my thoughts. I let myself be consumed by them. On auto-pilot, I cross streets and ride subways and walk past…
sore bum
"If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month." – Theodore Roosevelt I guess what he's trying to…
a day at the (home) office
More and more people are working out of their homes these days. Some have an actual room called "the office" while others convert a kitchen table to a desk for…
