“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”~Malcolm X Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Is there such a thing as too much knowledge? Does learning ever really stop? No matter how much you might get set in your ways, it seems like there’s always [...]
“No Goal But This...” ~ Deva Premal & Miten) Have you ever gotten sore muscles from dancing or exercise? Do you ever find yourself waking up part of your body that you forgot about by doing a new move? How does your body communicate its limits with you? One of the great things about dancing is how it [...]
“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 [...]
