winter '11

We have reached the end of this blog. Thank you for reading.  Happy 2012 and beyond. I read this recently: Peace doesn’t require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins there and ends there. And all of a sudden…

“What are your goals?” he asked. My goals are the goals of an apple seed. I don’t remember how I answered his question but it couldn’t have been more truthful than the apple seed metaphor. Write what you know.  This standard advice has cost more than one writer a confrere or two. Here it is: [...]

We are spirit.  And then, by wide margin, we are human. Dodger snores and it reminds me of being Better Together. Summer reading: My Korean Deli When Things Fall Apart The Brain that Changes Itself The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work Tina Fey – Bossypants

From Zen Buddhism: In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few. From Santa Rosa, California, to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire – meet Dodger. He’s ours for a year.   It’s never too late (or too soon) to be united and free.  Journey. What the Snowflake Knows Mom, what time is it? [...]

I’ll be in Paris and you’ll be in…? I wanted a certain sacred thing.  I received another – a stage play.   United Parcels is playing Off Broadway where I play a role.  I do not play myself. I am myself. Reality is kinder than the stories we tell about it, and this story is [...]

As we picked blueberries, she said, “Amy, I’m a lot like you.  I always wanted to be in theatre.”  Hmmm, I thought.  I haven’t always wanted to be in theatre. So why am I in it, I wondered. It’s about staying connected to our ultimate creative source.  As it turns out, we’re in theatre at [...]

In my twenties: went around and around with someone over Love. He insisted Love always contained hate. It was “law” he declared, like I might get arrested for my beliefs. I disagreed with him then and still do today. Thank you, Eckhart Tolle: Emotion literally means “disturbance.”  The word comes from the Latin “emovere,” meaning [...]

Having recently cast my brother, Dave, in a number of family skits, I am reminded I have a funny brother (as in – he has a great sense of humor). Due, in part, to his heroic participation in my life, I decided to audition for a role in the local play here in New Hampshire. [...]

Even on the loneliest night, when it seems there is no one else on earth willing to travel such a strange and magical road, you will find your tribe out walking among the stars. Martha Beck. The secret of life is to “die before you die” – and find that there is no death. Nothing [...]

Sculpting the Light is a term photographers use when working to create specific images.  I’m using it too. Be light.  You already are. Fall ’09.  It’s all about neuroplasty. and…from “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle:  ”Water?  What do you mean by that?  I don’t understand it. This is what a fish would say [...]

Reading: A Failure of Nerve, Edwin H. Friedman Romans 8:28 Writing: Take good care of your hearts, your minds and your souls.  Protect your valuables. Be careful what you swallow, especially when you’re thirsty. A little girl with no mommy, no money, no conscience. When she grew up, nothing could stop her.  Nothing. What does [...]

From Genesis – It is not good for man to be alone… For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife… The Lesson?  I’m still learning. And is it me, or is it creepy when aging men (and women) eagerly wait for young girls to reach [...]