(From my “A2W Aging to Wisdom” series, explorations of the joyful ways to go through life.) Writer/Director Brendon Marotta’s “American Circumcision” airing on Netflix may elicit mockery or disinterest from those who think they already know all they need to know or want to think about the topic. These attitudes…
Career vs. Life Oeuvre
(From my “A2W Aging to Wisdom” series, explorations of the joyful ways to go through life.) I was sitting at my wooden desk when my 4th grade English teacher began walking around the room handing out graded homework. Miss Benson was younger looking than some of the other teachers, tall…
Nearing Cemetery Gate
My eyes are getting tired my hair is going gray my teeth appear much longer my naps take most the day I can’t recall last passion’s flare or when I lost the spark I only feel the hours tick and tock my life toward dark To say I cannot see…
Going Home Via Fierce Grace
(From my “A2W Aging to Wisdom” series, explorations of the joyful ways to go through life.) In 1997 a stroke brought death up close and personal to author and spiritual teacher Ram Dass and with it an opportunity to self-evaluate how he had approached his own death. One might expect…
A Thing of Great Beauty
(From my “A2W Aging to Wisdom” series, explorations of the joyful ways to go through life.) For me, the easiest way to begin to restore peace is to speak from the heart, even if blunt honesty or a rebuke is what may be required. But speaking from the heart, well,…