A lifetime ago I took my grandparents to a museum at Harvard. After spending hours touring galleries, I asked my Papa, a steady man of few words, which painting was his favorite. With no further prompting he quickly said, “the shoes...there they were, just three pair of shoes...” and his eyes filled with tears. The…Read more Shoes
Beloved
Professor Smart introduced me to her entire collected works which left a permanent mark and spark in my heart. She taught me about the power of words while simultaneously setting an invitation to heal still bleeding wounds not just within myself but in the world. She taught me to See and to aspire to express…Read more Beloved
Ooh La Lie
Rien ne pèse tant qu'un secret. Nothing weighs more than a secret. - Jean de La Fontaine Listening my way through Tommy Tomlinson’s memoir, The Elephant in the Room; the story of his struggle with food addiction, obesity and a desperate affair with choosing comfort over the effort it takes to live more and exist…Read more Ooh La Lie
New Video, Take Two
Cheese and morphine are second cousins. There's a pain relieving substance found in milk fat called casomorphin. You know that blissful body rush you get after downing a pint of Haagen Daz, half a large cheese pizza or an entire wheel of Brie? It's our getting a little high on opioids and sugar. Of course,…Read more New Video, Take Two
Drift
Some places, the far away and familiar, help us remember who we are, despite the world helping us forget. My eyes, skin, hair and soul have craved home for close to a decade; probably longer if you count the existential pangs of birth. Bloody mess. The desert parched more than paper; bleaching ever exposing bone…Read more Drift
The Resolution Diamond 101
Hey e, why are you making (crappy) YouTube videos? Cause I wanna start the revolution without leaving the house. Also, I plan on getting better at editing, talking and breathing but you gotta start somewhere. https://youtu.be/an62zWp_DBU What would you like to see the Diamond applied to in future videos? Don't wear fear or nobody will…Read more The Resolution Diamond 101
100 Seeds
What are we grateful for? Let us count the ways. Dear dishes, sorry, we didn't count you. I used to have my clients spend one group session making a list of 100 things they’re grateful for which at first felt impossible and they probably thought I was a sadist. Have you even been listening to…Read more 100 Seeds
