Holding Space

I’m presently on shift 8th night shift of 42 and still have a big, warm, welcoming smile on my face while working. So far, its been…

I Need Color(s), Part II

Thoughts on books, reading, running, and international flight — and Jim Carrey’s “I Needed Color”

Stopping the Waves

It’s Just a Ride!

Spiritual Partnerships

My second wife Abigail introduced me to the concept of “Spiritual Partners,” as taught by Geshe Michael Roach, the Tibetan Buddhist teacher who was the first American to receive the Geshe degree at Sera Monastery in Tibet. The basic principle is that each of us creates the entire world…

Perspectives

I was on my to Ecuador to visit the love of my life Alexandra. I was still using crutches after my foot operation and it was painful to…

Identity

After one of the most amazing days of my life while in Ecuador- visiting Otavalo, serendipitously stumbling upon the Monasterio Cusin…

Your Casino

One of the physician’s assistants at work was sharing with me the overall sense frustration she was feeling because of the stress of the emergency department (ED) and questioned whether or not she was suited for its hectic pace. I could have offered some soothing reassurance that it was just a passing…

Travels with Ale: My Proustian Moment

I love coffee! I have always loved coffee. It goes beyond caffeine addiction and the list of…

Sacred Cows

I have a tremendous love and respect for the shaman Don Diego. He and Mother Vine guided me through a treacherous passage of my life where I subconsciously but willingly- although never fully realizing to what extent it would entail- consented to be unraveled, discombobulated, dismantled, deconstructed and…