We have all witnessed, and perhaps even guilty ourselves of, being seduced and giving preferential treatment to beauty: the hot girl standing in line at the coffee shop; the impeccably dressed interview candidate; the handsome waiter; the better looking presidential candidate.  Beauty is rewarded by the masses and is a universal theme found from the superficial […]

On a soccer field, a six year old boy winds up for a kick but only catches air, completely missing the ball and falls flat on his face.  Some of the players laugh; some look the other way.  It was pure humiliation.  But one teammate rushes over to dust him off and help him get […]

The Northern Hemisphere saw its hottest July ever in 2021, surpassing the previous high record set in July 2020. August 2021 is on track to becoming the hottest month EVER on record, eclipsing the previous high which was August of 2020, which had shattered the previous record from August 2019. This summer of 2021 now […]

The overarching theme of my humble website here is to explore the connection between Mind, Body and Soul. But I so often witness, and personally experience, the dynamic between Mind and Heart that it’s worthy of a discussion. There can be a constant tug-of-war between Mind vs Heart that is typically no contest as the […]

The following topic has become so convoluted in our culture that you most likely have a bias or predisposition on it and will tune out. That is because the messenger(s) of this information has traditionally been from an extreme religious sect and/or culture you can not identify with. So I am going to strip away […]

*Reposting with the hope that we will yearn for and desire a renewed connection with community now that life is returning to normal* I was walking out of a supermarket when a homeless man pushing a shopping cart caught my attention in the far corner of my eye. He was hard to ignore, talking – […]

***Dedicated to my dear Mother, rest in peace. 3/24/39-4/29/21*** It is human nature to resist change and loss.  We prefer to keep things the same, often to our detriment.  We hold on to – even cling to – toxic relationships, bad jobs, unhealthy lifestyles.  The main driver for resistance may be fear: fear of loss, […]

Soul Mate.  These precious two words evoke passion, emotion and hope in each of us.  Every person who has not made that extraordinary connection is on a constant quest for their Soul Mate, so much so that it is almost a cliche to say one is searching for their Soul Mate as that would be stating […]

I was reminded by a sarcastic friend recently that I was in the second half of my life, as he used a clever metaphor with a soccer game saying I should be getting ready for penalty kicks.  I nervously laughed along with his sick humor and then quickly escaped to Google statistics from actuarial tables, which confirmed that […]

Legend has it that in ancient Rome, when a victorious general paraded through the streets, he was sometimes trailed by a servant whose job it was to repeat to him, “Memento mori” {Remember you will die}.  This reminder of mortality served as a friendly reminder to the hero to stay humble as he graced the […]