Art – Can You Hear Me Now

February 23, 2026

I Want You to Want Me

All you need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Charles M. Schultz Want (verb): To wish, crave, demand, or desire. Need (verb): To require. The way I read the newspaper hasn’t changed in a very long time. I begin with a quick glance at the front page before turning to… Continue reading

Change, Fear, mental-health, Personal Growth

Arlo and Janis, Art, Charlie Brown, Comics, mental-health, Need, peanuts, Personal Growth, Poetry, relationships, Want

November 18, 2024

Emotional Tattoos

In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth. Karen Salmansohn Not too long ago I heard an interview with the director of the 2013 movie The Place Beyond the… Continue reading

Acceptance, Change, Life, Personal Growth, Spirituality

Art, mental-health, Personal Growth, Poetry, tattoo, tattoos

July 17, 2024

The Artist or the Art

This is the artist, then, life’s hungry man, the glutton of eternity, beauty’s miser, glory’s slave. Tom Wolfe Once upon a time I called Woody Allen’s Manhattan his greatest film. From the black and white cinematography to the Gershwin score to the cutting edge humor to the spot on directing, it was a masterpiece of… Continue reading

Acceptance, Life, Spirituality

Art, creativity, Dr. Seuss, inspiration, New York City, Steve Jobs, Woody Allen