I met a group of people in a dimly lit bar, in a side room with burgundy wooden Asian shutters separating us from a long rectangular room containing votives shimmering in orange, red and golden orbs dangling from the ceiling; the title of this space contained, ‘lava something or other’…

A Veil of Beauty I visited a place today- a mystical forest of trees that hung their branches like scarves unravelling stories sojourning like rivers, rushing with things to say; stories of old and young alike, speckled with dots of curiosity and light; rolled up within them were waves of…

I had an exchange with an enchanting lady today over a cup of warm floral tea, a tea that smelled like heaven and echoed its fragrance in our conversation. We spoke of land masses etched out of the ocean abroad and healing remedies found within, as well as language, culture…

Hidden miracles surround us each moment, every day and most of the time I believe we miss them, but not when the people who deliver them arrive in color. And so it was on a rather cool winter’s day downtown at a routine appointment that I found myself analyzing a…

Achieve Something Beautiful: What does it mean to achieve something beautiful? When pondering the desire to achieve beauty in my life I often wonder …. What is the origin of beauty? How is beauty defined? Who beholds beauty- is it God? Is it humanity? Is it nature reflecting something back…