No matter how many times I see this picture, I end up in the same place. Consumed with awe, absorbed in the beauty within the frame, full of wonder and gratitude. And thankful that my wife, Melanie, has always had such an eye for images that take your breath away. Moments. Wordless and timeless. Not sure if […]
This Father’s Day, I’ve decided to start a new tradition. One that symbolizes my father’s unique character and hoping he will join me for a toast from above. Another Father’s Day without him but your kids and your parents are forever on your mind. First, a little background… My father’s favorite beer was Heineken. He’d […]
I have kept a journal since my pre-teen years and in hindsight, I am sure it was a touch of grace from above. To see your world in print is humbling with respect to the power of life, our potential to rise, and our blatant inadequacies. When the boys were born, I started a journal […]
The smell of the grass and… There are certain places that hold the spirit of the past, characters like ghosts transparent in the shape of another time. One of these places has a pull beyond resistance and every time I am in NY I have to follow the call… The old baseball field sat in […]
“Life is more about discovery and coming to terms with who we’ve made ourselves into via our choices than about carefully executing a plan of self-realization.” – L. A. Paul What’s the connection between a young boy from the Bronx and one of the greatest college players of all time? Between the streets of New […]
Every two years (it used to be four!) I find myself saying the same thing around bedtime. “Five more minutes,” which then turns into ten. And so on…The Olympics refuse to make it easy to say, goodnight, and I find my bedtime extended to hours not typically seen. But to lose a bit of sleep […]
On the path of the brotherhood of fathers, you always have eyes peeled for people you can believe in. People who enliven the values you try to live and try to hand down to each generation. Models of the most sacred inner pacts and spaces. Walking the talk. With the wideness of the web, trivia […]
For years I viewed the mailbox with the excitement of possibilities. The anticipation of a letter written just for me never waned. Letter-writing, taught in school curriculums in the past, has fallen from consciousness to the point that I’m sure some have never received a personal letter. Even Santa sends and receives emails and Dear […]
Along The Path it is a blessing to be able to rise and fall and rise with someone you cherish. Someone who sees you, at times, clearer than you see yourself. Sets you straight. Centers you. Someone who laughs at your jokes before you finish them, who has the same meaningful thought at the same […]
Mom passed. On to meet the love of her life. Together again. A bell rings. An angel gets her wings. I wrote this next passage years ago. One of the last moments I had with her when a glimpse of lightness and grace danced in the movement of the present moment… ****** ♫ Someday, when […]
