Well, I just had my ass handed to me – again. After thinking that I had a really good grip on a contemporary issue, I learned that I had no earthly idea that I was dumber than a door. I’m using a bunch of cliches because it’s a convenient way to point out that I …
Have you ever gotten really frustrated when technology doesn’t work like it’s supposed to? I am guessing that the above question is like asking “Have you ever seen a tree?” In other words, we all have experienced technology failure and we have all been frustrated by it. Over the course of the last two days, …
It’s nearly 10am on a Monday morning and I’m still in bed. I got a flu shot yesterday and everything including my teeth hurt. Now, after taking some pain reliever, I could be up and beginning my day, but I’m lying here, instead, listening to the sudden bursts of rain on the metal roof of …
Every day, I receive a daily meditation from the folks at Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families (ACA). Here’s a part of todays message: “…we are clear that we are on a spiritual path and that every situation is a spiritual lesson. There is no way to fail on this path. Failure is the …
Today’s post is a repeat of one from earlier in the fall, a request for submissions to this blog from YOU. We will return to our regularly scheduled broadcast on Saturday! I am going to steal a concept from one of our favorite magazines,The Sun, and initiate a new monthly part of the Adventure called …
We’ve been listening to an audiobook called The Loss of a Pet: A Guide to Coping with the Grieving Process When a Pet Dies by Wallace Sife. After listening to 4 chapters, here’s what I know: I could write a better book for people like me, men or others who need help learning how to …
Like so many of you, I struggle with sleeping through the night. It’s a minor annoyance when I’m able to drift back to sleep after a bathroom break, but sometimes sleep does not come. I’ve had 3 in a row and, well, it’s disturbing. Some of my friends are experimenting with marijuana and others take …
Some have said, “grief comes in waves.” That sounds about right. I’ve seen people crumble into a heap of sadness and minutes later function perfectly well. Waves of despair. Waves of Contentment. Repeat. My guess is that what we see/feel on top of our “ocean” is much different than what occurs many fathoms below the …
I’m on the train from Croton-on-Hudson to take part in the 42nd John Lennon Tribute at Symphony Space on the upper west side of Manhattan. This week feels like it’s All-Lennon, All the Time between writing songs at Covenant House in his name and preparing for the Tribute. Thinking about it in terms of Bradley …