Don’t let our dreams, our hopes, our happiness die in uniformity.

Life surprises

Thank you Dr Jeremy P for prompt and inspiration

Inspired by a lesson given in the course of my cardiac rehabilitation on the electrical heart by my exercise and heart healthy mentors Lynn J and Amie L. Thanks!

This comes from a challenge to myself to create a Haiku set based around three computer generated random words, one noun, one verb, and one adjective.

Asked by Cantor Shelly at Emanuel Congregation to create a Haiku set based around Counting the Omer I wrote this. Cantor Shelly honored me by reading it during a Shabbat service. Thanks Shelly!

Inspired by a visit to Disney World, feeling exhausted, exhilarated, and urgently needing to express awe. I survived without getting trampled!

Inspired by my friend Ruthie S, an extraordinary musician and song leader and composer.

My first wife, Lana, passed away in 1981. I do not feel morose, but my memories of her and the things we shared and did will always be part of my soul. I know that even tragedies lead to new paths and for me my nearly 25 year marriage to Laurie would not be reality if not for the joys and the aches.

It is past high time that we really pay attention to what “Mother Nature” has been telling telling us since the dawn of humans crawling all over the Earth and always taking it for granted. It is fundamental that we realize that we SHARE this place, we don’t own it.