“Pale Blue Dot” by Carl Sagan
Pale Blue Dot Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out… Continue Reading
“Dog” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Dog The dog trots freely in the streetand sees realityand the things he seesare bigger than himselfand the things he seesare his realityDrunks in doorwaysMoons on treesThe dog trots freely thru the streetand the things… Continue Reading
24 Thoughts on Life from Werner Herzog
Modern audiences might know him best for his guest shot in the Disney Plus Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian, but decades before that the notorious Werner Herzog was building a substantial body of film… Continue Reading
10 Principles to Live Your Life Like Mr. Rogers
In his new book, Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever, Gavin Edwards uncovers the real story behind the gentle everyman, Fred Rogers. Most interesting to me was a list that… Continue Reading
“Meditation 17” a film by Robert Bingaman
No Man is an Island No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea,… Continue Reading
33 New Year’s Resolutions by Woody Guthrie
American folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a list of 33 New Year’s Resolutions on January 1st, 1943, to usher in the year. Amidst his doodles are a number of pearls of wisdom. 1. Work more… Continue Reading
“Five Contemplations” by Thích Nhất Hanh
Five Contemplations Here are Five Contemplations that Buddhist master Thích Nhất Hanh suggests be spoken before a meal. The practice, outlined in his book Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, is a means to transform our… Continue Reading
What Orwell feared versus what Huxley feared
Neil Postman writes: “What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to… Continue Reading
Advice on Parenting from Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet”
In one scene of Kahlil Gibran's classic work The Prophet, the titular character is asked by a young mother to provide some advice on parenting. The prophet responds by saying: Your children are not… Continue Reading
“Let me tell you about love…” by Toni Morrison
Let me tell you about love, that silly word you believe is about whether you like somebody or whether somebody likes you or whether you can put up with somebody in order to get something… Continue Reading