“Alienation is the human condition, love the human necessity”, said the professor. His tone was sincere, his eyes focused on the truth. It was the first day of class and my 22 year old mind was in a puddle of anxiety after hearing those words. You feel it in your entire being when a truth hits you; it is disturbing to your existence. I dropped the class. Perhaps it was that same semester, when I found myself in an auditorium, a different professor began to speak with silence. He pushed play…

“Alienation is the human condition, love the human necessity”, said the professor. His tone was sincere, his eyes focused on the truth. It was the first day of class and my 22 year old mind was in a puddle of anxiety after hearing those words. You feel it in your entire being when a truth hits you; it is disturbing to your existence. I dropped the class. Perhaps it was that same semester, when I found myself in an auditorium, a different professor began to speak with silence. He pushed play…

He said, “I just don’t know and I am clear that I don’t know, and that is a world of difference from being confused. I am not confused, I just don’t know”. There have been a thousand and one times that I have known what I am doing, who I am being, and what I … Read more

Let’s take a look at what has the power to transform you, the looking. The looking into your eyes, while being with that which you want to create, with that which you are creating while keeping a continual focus on being with it… It’s not about the goals, the tactics, the plans, the little this … Read more

What I am going to say, what I wish to share with you, if I do my job well, will transform your relationship to everything, to your life, to your self, and thus with other humans and non-human animals alike. It’s a grand statement to make, because it is a lie. I can’t transform your … Read more

My darling, Life… There is bread in the oven, fresh, steaming, and so satisfying to tear into. Four ingredients: water, flour, salt, and yeast. It’s so simple… Four everyday ingredients and yet so many people screw it up. Pizza dough, the same four ingredients…. And so many terrible pizzas in the world… It’s so simple… Yet… … Read more