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: Chris Hondros – The Passion and Genius of a Photojournalist Lost
Posted in art, photographs, pictures on February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Leap: Finding Meaning in Experiences That Are Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Posted in art, career, movie, New York City, work on January 12, 2012 | 5 Comments »
“And if that’s all you learned from 9/11, if that’s all you remembered, that: My God, you could extinguish life so suddenly, so unexpectedly, and it could happen to me, and therefore I should think harder about the way I spend my life instead of just wasting it. Now, it’s not going to teach you [...]
Leap: Longfellow Shows Us How to Keep Our 2012 Resolution
Posted in art, literature, work on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Col, posted A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on her Facebook page as 2011 drew to a close. It’s last stanza, “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait” is such a beautiful sentiment as [...]
Beginning: The Art Born of Life
Posted in art, career, choices, creativity on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“If you want to work on your art, work on your life.” – Chekhov I spent a lot of 2011 in a mode of planning and personal development. At turns, I would get frustrated with what appeared to be a lack of progress, or at least a lack of progress at the pace I wanted. [...]
Beginning: Make Your Own Funny
Posted in art, books, business, comedy, creativity, innovation, inspiration, invention, theatre on December 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Comics say funny things and comedic actors say things funny.” ~ Ed Wynn via Carol Burnett, Happy Accidents Over the winter holidays I started reading the wonderful book Happy Accidents, a memoir by comedic actress Jane Lynch. At turns the book is hilarious, heartwarming, and heartbreaking. Jane has the incredible ability to make people feel [...]
Beginning: My Only Talent Is My Tenaciousness
Posted in art, career, commitment, determination, passion, theatre on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Acting doesn’t come natural to me. I’m very cerebral about it, unlike Joanne (Woodward), who is an intuitive actor. Acting to me is like dredging a river. It’s a painful experience. I simply do not have the intuitive talent. I worry about acting and constantly complain to myself about my own performance…and this doesn’t fall [...]
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