When I was little, I dreamed of being chased. Sometimes, the assailant was the thumbtacks hanging posters above the head of my bed - they would fly through the air, aiming to stab me, and there was no where I could run that they couldn’t follow. Sometimes the assailant would be an unknown man, and [...]

The weather outside this morning is a perfect mirror of my insides.
It has been raining, and as I leave my apartment, the world is covered in a slick, slippery coat, the kind of surface that thoughts and memories slide right off. There is a thin layer of sticky, blanketing fog, and the trees stand barren, [...]

Here in Massachusetts, we are finally moving into the perpetually chilly days of mid-autumn. Not cold enough yet to need a hat during the day, but in the evenings, hats and scarves are definitely becoming more than fashion accessories. There’s part of me that thrills to this sort of weather: the brisk air, the cozy [...]

Feeling listless this morning. A day stuck at home, flu-ish, fatigued, and sweltering in my third floor apartment, probably has something to do with that. Just leaving the building and entering the cool autumn air this morning was a tremendous boost.
Walking back from grabbing breakfast at the pastry shop, the sun was just beginning [...]

Some thoughts from a dreary Tuesday afternoon:
Every thing contains and creates its opposite. Our pain enhances our capacity to feel future joys; the extent of our mis-steps defines our potential for later success. Duality is necessary for life; without it, there can be no change, no progress in either direction, no movement.
In good times, [...]