The NYC subway is a microcosm within a microcosm. And, no two train rides are a like. On the way home today, I had some interesting experiences. First…it was when the duwop group on the train, literally had me take off my headphones just to say, “Hi” to me. Now, to be clear, most times, I’ll listen to the duwop groups (we have a lot of them), or the marriachi bands (we have a lot them), I’ll watch the breakdancing kids (we have a lot of them), or… NYC is always looking to both entertain you, and get paid.   [...]

I barely got away…and I was just a spectator. Listen, I love–love, the real kind. I have no problem with PDA, in fact, I’m an advocate. That being said…I saw something today that made me feel creeped out on the inside. And, what was that??? A needy-woman physically attaching herself to her boyfriend so much, that I actually had to move away from them. In a word…gross! The New York Subway is filled with poles for you to hold onto if, perchance you do not score a seat. So…why did this woman feel it was necessary to be sooo on [...]

Hi-ho, hi-ho…it’s down the rabbit hole we go!!!!!   Whew…there’s no end, I get that… But, my goodness…it’s not getting any easier, either! That’s the thing about growth, just when you think you’ve found a place to relax, the ground beneath you starts to grumble, then quake, then… –Yeah, you realize you have two choices: 1. move forward, or 2. fall along with everything and everyone else. I’m not falling…so, I’ve been on the move as of late. “The Fellowship is breaking…” In the past few years, I’ve seen my inner circle change it’s guard. I’ve waved goodbye to people and hugged others hello. I’m [...]

It doesn’t matter much to me anymore… Any of it. It doesn’t. I’m far past the mundane things like what to wear, eat, where to go, what to do. I don’t care  about that much anymore. In fact, I find most of it quite uninteresting. I don’t care what your career is, where you live, how much you’re paid, or what accolades or awards bear your name. Sorry…again…I don’t care. I care about things like: “Are you happy with yourself?” “Do you love well and often?” “Do you spread love, like peanutbutter?” “Do you enjoy silence?” “Do you love being [...]

  There is an end to my rope. The lifeline, I held out to you… Its woven ties bounded us together… Idly it floated, waiting for you.   From the raft I see heads bobbing… Like apples, under and over the surface of the sea– –Baptized incessantly, with no savior insight. No hope in sight, with a complete loss of sight.   The sun has repeatedly risen and set on this shipwreck Rain and wind have both entered and dispersed. And, yet, each day has always felt the same. No progress made, no ripple made, no effort made.   Yet, [...]

Okay… the synchronicity in my life never gets old… I feel like I cut away icky, sticky, so-called peeps as much as I take out the garbage. And, truly…I realize that this is part of the ebb and flow of life, but still… I wish that they’d just… GO AWAY! Seer…Does anyone know what that means? Like, am I speaking an unheard language when I say that? For heaven’s sake, I have an owl tattooed over my ass so you know who I am! I have a tattoo in chinese that translates into “Great Family” on my ankle–it grounds me. [...]

Ooooooommmmmm…. Ooooooommmm…. Oooooommmmmm…. Namaste fellow souls… I’m feeling really balanced right now… My feet are rooted firmly in the earth and my head lives amongst the stars… I AM that I AM…and I’m feeling good! (cue Nina Simone’s song: Feeling Good) It’s another night at The Lilypad…that followed yet, another good day. And, today was about cleaning the temple. My temple I call my home, and my temple I call Me. I get sooo busy in my life that I don’t get to clean my apartment the way “I like it”. By no stretch of the imagination do I let [...]

So…while all of those thrill-seekers, those patriotic people are out there eating their hotdogs, chips, and waving the red, white and blue… I am in my happy place. And, I love it here! I went out today…I did. I went and got a bagel at Wyckoff Starr. And, later on I have to water plants for Doug and Les. But, other than that…I’m here at the Lilypad…chillin! It’s been a rough week. Truly… I have so many of my peoples going through something right now. And, people in general are going through things and as they experience, hurt, anger and [...]