I Am Grateful for Butterflies
I am grateful for the surgeons who aren’t assholes. I am grateful for Taxol and Carboplatin and painkillers and radiation and CA-125 markers and carrot juice. For clean windows and Tylenol and singing...
View ArticlePink on Marriage: “That’s What Relationships are For”
PINK performs the song “I Don’t Believe You” on possibly my favorite episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show. The singer, one of the best-selling artists of all time, has sold more than 40 million albums...
View ArticleMindfulness and the Meaning of Seagulls
I started making seagull stencils a few weeks ago after seeing a painting by Henri Matisse. A friend pointed out that the gulls were strikingly similar to my own realizations regarding love and...
View ArticleHow to Rewire Your Brain: The Science Behind Affirmations
You’ve heard about “affirmations” since the dawn of the Stuart Smalley. They’re those “I statements” that go something like this: I am grateful. I am lovable. I am open. Proponents of affirmations...
View ArticleDon’t Take Anything For Granted
Life can change in a flash. So while you still have it, make sure you take the time to really appreciate what you have. We often don’t think about the things we have until they’re gone. Health. Money....
View ArticleLove and Manhood
A reminder that as men, we have the power to build each other up, or tear each other apart.
View ArticleWe’re All Gardenias
“We are all gardenias…there is an inner fragility that we all have as human beings. And as actors, we must have…softness, delicateness; we are sensitive. We have toughness and strength, but we have to...
View ArticleThe Science of Self-Sabotage
This past weekend I attended an all-day seminar on the topic of Self Sabotage. That’s right. Eight hours of exploration into this rather uncomfortable and somewhat unconsciously operating topic. I...
View ArticleHow Senseless Loss is Forging My True Identity
The Year of the Fire Monkey, 2016, could not be more on point: Four friends have died, all unexpectedly and some tragically. I can almost hear a lone trumpet playing that old military death knell,...
View ArticleMy Wish For You on Valentine’s Day
This is one of my favorite poems on love. I wanted to share it with you as this is my wish for you today as lovers and seekers of love celebrate Valentine's Day.
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