It’s graduation time and ceremonies and protocols are dramatically different. As difficult as that is, there is always a silver lining. This time boasts a chance to adapt. A chance to go inward about what the accomplishments have been.To have more of a thoughtful time to look at what’s next, unencumbered by the pull of “June Fever”. The highs…
As mothers and fathers, all we want to do is keep our children safe. We are always children to someone, regardless of how old we are. George Floyd’s last word was “Mama”, in hopes that the person who gave him life could save his life. This is heartbreaking on so many levels. Our hearts go out to…
Even though the summer Teals are just weeks away, and even though the LA sky is a Tiffany blue; we are more in the throws of darker reds and muted browns. We are in the shadows of sobriety.This is not a time of summer highs or surging possibilities.It is a disturbing time because it is a…
If love is the ability to cry publicly, laugh uncontrollably, and have your heart broken consistently – then I am filled with love. I am experiencing all three of those phenomena on a daily basis, maybe on a moment by moment basis. It feels like some sort of nervous breakdown or at the very least,…
To age requires no effort at all. To age with grace, well that’s something entirely different. We all know and have heard how disposable our old people are. We walk past them, take little notice and have little regard. Now that I am old, I figured I should have more empathy and understanding of my…
I was born and raised in NYC. I am a native New Yorker, but I have lived in Los Angeles for over 30 years. As a little boy I loved going to the circus. Going to Madison Square Garden to see Ringling Brothers Circus was one of the highlights of the year. To live in…
We all have difficulties in sustaining love. Is it that we know too much of our partner? Is it that familiarity really does breed contempt? Or is it that too many slings and arrows have been released and those scars just won’t or can’t heal? It is rare when we see a long-term relationship that…