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Leap: Shuttle Enterprise, New York’s Newest Resident, Gets a New Lease on Life

Posted in art, museum, New York City, science on April 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday Mom and I saw the Shuttle Enterprise move into her new home by way of the air space outside my apartment. She was a beautiful sight! After snapping some photos, I wanted to learn more about the plans for her new home on the Intrepid. Over on the Intrepid website for the Shuttle, they’ve [...]

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Leap: Creativity Lessons from The Adventures of Tintin and The Hunger Games

Posted in art, creativity on March 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

We could learn a lot about finding our life’s purpose from a boy detective and a woman who refused to let someone else define her. These are the palpable lessons of Tintin and Katniss, the protegonists at the centers of the book The Adventures of Tintin and The Hunger Games, respectively. What’s perhaps more subtle [...]

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Leap: We the Artists, the Pathmakers

Posted in art, creativity on March 21, 2012 | 3 Comments »

“The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist.” ~ Ananda Coomaraswamy It’s what we’re all looking for – a way to find our art, our own unique expression of who we are, where we belong, and why. I believe we are born with our art [...]

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Leap: What Hugo Taught Me About Work

Posted in art, creativity, film, work on March 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »

“If you lose your purpose it’s like you’re broken.” ~ from the film Hugo I finally saw Hugo and from the opening shot, I was completely enchanted by the characters, their stories, and the world that Martin Scorsese masterfully created. The line above was the one in the film that snapped me out of my [...]

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Leap: Thinking of Dustin Hoffman as I Head To SXSW 2012

Posted in art, career, choices, courage, discovery, film, movie on March 8, 2012 | 3 Comments »

“And just how long have we got the magic?” ~ Dustin Hoffman to his cinematographer regarding the last hour of daylight for filming Today I’m off to SXSW 2012. I’m excited to be teaching and speaking about the benefits of yoga and meditation for the start-up / tech community. This will be my second year [...]

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Leap: Chris Hondros – The Passion and Genius of a Photojournalist Lost

Posted in art, photographs, pictures on February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »

On Friday night, I went to a photo exhibit with my friend, Amy. Conflict Zone showcases the work of wartime photojournalists, pulled together to honor Chris Hondros, a photojournalist who was killed by a mortar round in Libya in April 2011. Chris was killed in the same incident that took the life of Tim Hetherington, [...]

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Leap: Kevin Spacey Inspires Passion as Richard III at BAM

Posted in art, inspiration, passion, theatre on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

My friend, Trevin, future editor of the New York Times Theater section, told me if I see one show this season, Richard III should be it. I couldn’t refuse. My friend, Rob, and I went to see Kevin Spacey in the title role at BAM last week. Neither of us had ever been to BAM [...]

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Leap: Shelter from the Storm Found at a Voice Over Class at Simple Studios

Posted in adventure, art, career, faith, work on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Wait a minute! Did I go to bed and wake up in September 2008? This is the question I found myself thinking while at work yesterday. September 2008, 5 weeks after I joined my company, Lehman Brothers failed and the market went to hell. Several months later I was the only filled desk in an [...]

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Leap: In Love with Pinterest, a Celebration of Beauty in Images

Posted in art, inspiration, photographs, pictures on January 24, 2012 | 8 Comments »

I found my way to Pinterest through a blog friend labyrinth. My friend Phyllis started a new blog, The Carb Lover Lady. Phyllis and I are bloggy friends after I asked to interview her back in 2009 for my Examiner column on entrepreneurship. Phyllis recently featured a recipe for Greek Yogurt Banana Bread on her [...]

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Leap: Success Defined by Ricky Gervais, Bob Dylan, and Emily Dickinson

Posted in art, creativity, dreams, success on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

“A Man can consider himself a success if he wakes up in the morning, goes to bed at night, and in-between did exactly what he wanted.” ~ Bob Dylan “Forever is composed of nows.” ~ Emily Dickinson Why do we delay? We wait for more money, more time, more experience, for permission from others. Maybe [...]

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