“What a long, strange trip it’s been!” ~ Robert Hunter (for the Grateful Dead) How many different chapters has your life had? Have you been around the block a few times, or are you just getting started? Have you always stayed true to the same path? My older brother Rafi once said to me, “Life is like [...]
He who thinks he knows, doesn’t know. He who knows that he doesn’t know, knows. For in this context, to know is not to know. And not to know is to know.” ~ Joseph Campbell What are your words to live by? Do you have any mottos or maxims that keep you on track? What’s your [...]
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Do you ever go back to your roots? How do you contribute to your community? What traditions do you find worth carrying forward into the future? Whether you’ve got kids or not, whether you’re part of a big extended family or not, or whether your circle of friends and community is large or small, there are [...]
"In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong." ~ Pip, in 'Great Expectations' byCharles Dickens Have you ever done something just to impress someone? Have you ever made an assumption about what other people [...]
"Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve..." ~ Coco Chanel Have you ever thought about how people get the expressions they wear on their faces? Do you ever notice how so much of someone's personality shines through their [...]
"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!" ~ The White Queen in 'Through the Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll What are some of your closely held beliefs? Which part of reality do you take for granted, and what do you constantly question? Have you ever had one of those moments of realization [...]
" Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time" ( Don Miguel Ruiz) Have you ever really had to restrain yourself? Do you sometimes have to hold back on an impulse? When is second guessing yourself a [...]
"Perfection is the enemy of excellence." (derived from Voltaire) Have you ever been stuck on the edge of a decision? Do you ever spend so much time making a choice that an opportunity slips by? How does it feel when a spur of the moment impulse turns out to be exactly the right move? Summer’s here [...]
