by eyes cast down | May 16, 2014 | Adventures in Living
Kalman Cat left us in mid-April, just a few days before his 18th birthday. When we left the house early that morning, he was fine. When my wife returned home around 10am, he was breathing rapidly, very uncomfortable and – most unusual for him – completely withdrawn....
by eyes cast down | Jul 27, 2013 | The Creative Life
Over the Horizon It’s become a fairly amusing year-end ritual: I undertake – in all sincerity – a recap of the year just ended, along with plans for the New Year. Case in point: my 2012 review. The amusement stems from my well-earned awareness that...
by eyes cast down | Jun 6, 2011 | Intrinsic Beauty
What is it about a sunrise or sunset that attracts us? What is it about a particular piece of music that makes us feel at peace, grounded, and uplifted? What is it that we love about being out in nature? It’s easy – banal, even – to say there is beauty in all of...