Remembering the best

"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…

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…

There is a rational explaination for everything?

The other morning, I noticed that my front right tire looked partially flat. I wasn't sure if it was safe to drive, so I asked Jack what he thought, and he assured me that it wasn't totally flat, but also said that I should get it filled up after my morning appointments. I drove to…

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…

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,…