DAILY CHOICE: Engaged vs. Indifferent

REFLECTION: Once committed, fortune follows. Ignorance is a convenient excuse for disengagement. To not care is to lack magic and power. To wait for others to intervene is simply to admit one’s powerlessness, to admit that one is without life – lifeless. It is more about the living and less about the wondering what might […]

DAILY CHOICE: Spiritual vs. Material

REFLECTION: There is a natural communication that goes on between the material and the spiritual worlds. Humans struggle for a means of expression. Nature responds, at moments of openness, to each individual, and to each in its own way. To some, the connection to the spirit is direct, to others through individuals who possess some […]

John Steinbeck On Yesterday’s Election Results: From “I” To “We”

Yesterday we had a few elections – mixed results. Leave it to cable and cable listeners to sift through it, interpret it. Choose your channel, and it’ll give you the answer you’re looking for. But if you want an eye opener, some critical analysis, I suggest Steinbeck, who in reflecting on the great westward migration […]

DAILY CHOICE: Love vs. Hate

REFLECTION: What do two imperfect souls have to offer each other beyond a touch, a smile, a willingness to defend? Each smile has a future that’s built in, made certain by a confidence in the “better or worse”, “richer or poorer”, “in sickness and in health”, or not. How tender is that early touch, how […]

Uniting Health And Water Professionals

WEFTEC OPENING SESSION, Orlando, FL (VIDEO) On October 12, 2009, I completed a journey that began a little over 8 years ago, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. As NYC dwellers at the time, our family was directly impacted by the events, the immediate response, and the short, and continuing long term recovery. I was […]