By way of introduction and as I often write in my weekly Shabbat messages: may you be fortunate to find a (positive) habitual practice and/or a ritual that allows you to become the best version of yourself.  What do positive habits, and rituals have to do with becoming the best version of oneself?  Self-imposed constraints allow flow and... Continue Reading →

Understanding and exploring habits has been my journey. For some, they may say, this is always the journey, and my journey has led me to consider habits in another way. Habits are pieces that make up who we are. Habits can be tough to break and there are many life lessons that can be found... Continue Reading →

which person is freeone willing to relinquishall they have attained We live in a culture of slavery. This slavery doesn’t always look like the slavery of physical oppression and forced labor. Although there are places in the world where that still exists. Often, as in the case of Americans and much of the “free” world,... Continue Reading →

These days it appears that everyone is talking about spirituality, and getting on the spiritual path, and stepping off their current trajectory of work, work, work. What if the human design included a spiritual component, and the object of life was to seek one’s raison d'être, the reason for their existence. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, said... Continue Reading →

Why I named my blog ’“Confessions of a Cowtown Culturalist.” My blog is an attempt at providing observations that are truthful, at least to me. The hope is that writing will also provide clarity. A question that I find myself asking frequently: am I more concerned with the sanctimonious versus the sacred? If I am... Continue Reading →

The path isn’t a straight line; it is a spiral. We continually come back to the things we thought we understood and see deeper truths. Life is a struggle, and the story of our lives is still being written. The Torah is a living document still being written, and the story of the Exodus is... Continue Reading →