Posted in good fortune, gratitude, thankful, work, yoga on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning on the subway I was reading the most recent issue of Yoga Journal. Every month they feature a short daily meditation article about a mantra, and this month its about empowerment. Sanskrit: “Karagre vasate Lakshmi Kara-madhye Saraswati Kara-mule sthita Gauri Prabhate kara-darshanam” English: “On the tip of my fingers is prosperity and abundance [...]
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Posted in art, New York City, The Journal of Cultural Conversation on August 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I was on my way up to Harlem to do some research for an after-school program I’m hoping to launch in January. As I was walking up Broadway, I stopped to admire a painting that had been done of the sidewalk. It depicted a smiling Barack Obama beside a very pensive [...]
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Posted in art, hope, New York City, science, South Africa, travel on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I went to the New Museum of Contemporary Art with my friend, Allan. There’s a South African photography exhibit by David Goldblatt on display there that I wanted to see. On the third floor, the photographs are dire. “Is all of South Africa a desert, Christa?” Allan asked me. In the photos the land [...]
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Posted in books, friendship, The Journal of Cultural Conversation, writing on August 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“To appreciate beauty; to give of one’s self, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived — that is to [...]
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Posted in community service, happiness, passion, volunteer, women on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Anybody can serve….You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. I’ve been doing some work with New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE), a group dedicated to helping women launch and run successful social enterprises that have a profound impact on our society. Through a recent [...]
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Posted in childhood, children, education, school, teaching, volunteer, yoga on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All week I’ve been trying to write curriculum for my after-school pilot program. I’m not a trained teacher. I’ve tutored and I’ve volunteered in classrooms. Mostly, I’ve just been up there at the wipe board (apparently the blackboards and chalk of my youth are long-since gone) winging it. Rather than writing curriculum, I’ve been staring [...]
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Posted in childhood, children, family, friendship, love, relationships on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today my friends, Alex and Shawn, welcomed a new baby boy into the world. 7 and a half pounds, 19 and a half inches of new, beautiful, perfect, healthy life. Alex and Shawn will be amazing parents. They’re the funniest couple I know. Their love story is one of my favorites. Having met their freshman [...]
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Posted in memory, New York City, success on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication … Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing.” ~ John Dewey This morning when I stepped outside, there [...]
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Posted in culture, history, museum, The Journal of Cultural Conversation on August 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Happy Monday, all. My latest post is up at TJCC. On Saturday I visited Titanic: The Exhibition, now on view at the Discovery Times Center on 44th Street. The exhibit tells the story of the Titanic through items salvaged from the wreckage, eye-witness accounts, and scientific exploration. I found it to be equal parts fascinating [...]
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