"Everything is determined by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust - we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper". Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) This words above were read at… Continue reading Remembering the best
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Solutions
The other day someone was talking about a 3-legged dog that he had recently adopted, and who seemed to be doing really well, but as this man spoke about his dog's background and the bad situation that she came from, he kept saying, "The poor thing" over and over. I finally said, "Consider for a… Continue reading Solutions
intuition: remembering the gift
Many years ago, I was applying to graduate school and was trying to figure out which professors to ask for letters of recommendation. I kept feeling uneasy about one of them; a man who was very friendly and open around me, but something felt off. The night before I was going to ask him, I… Continue reading intuition: remembering the gift
Seeing with the heart
I recently came across this photograph of my father. He was about to turn 32 years old,....the same age as my sons are now (they are 30 and 33). He looks like a little boy to me...under that serious hat and coat. When I take a moment to imagine what his life must have been,… Continue reading Seeing with the heart