Confessions of a Cowtown Culturalist
Life is simple. It is just not easy.
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 →
I have a confession. As the cliche goes - while it’s true that we are not all in the same boat, we are all in the same storm. Thinking out loud is a goal these days and writing has become my medium of choice. Being in the middle of life and exploring the journey is one... Continue Reading →
A d’var in two parts. These combined ideas seem to fit this week. In the midst of the readings from this week and last week’s Torah portion - the commandment to rest on the Shabbat in the middle of the instructions on how to build the Mishkan (the portable sanctuary that served the Children of Israel during... Continue Reading →
Let’s face it - life is a heck of a thing! It can be really demanding? Dwelling is much tougher than not living. It requires only a seconds to go away, but it requires a lot more to dwell. It takes a lifetime to make a life. Why? The abilities essential to live take a... Continue Reading →
My blog is a work an progress, and is a collection of thoughts, ideas, musings, lessons I have taught and learned over nearly six decades of living, three decades which were dedicated to teaching and studying in academia. It also involves going down a lot of rabbit holes. Adam Grant, author of Think Again, writes “You... Continue Reading →
Sadness is a commonly experienced emotion, impacting on body and mind, which may last anywhere from a few seconds to several hours. Why write about sadness on Valentine’s Day? “Grief doesn’t end, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. It is not a sign of weakness, nor lack of faith.... Continue Reading →
Educating myself one Torah portion at a time. 🎓✡️🙂 Some call it #TBT, Throw back Thursday, or Truth Be Told, I like #TRT, 🤔 Torah reading Thursday because we read 🧑🏻💻 from the Torah on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. 🗓 Delimitations 🙂 As Rabbi Wolpe has said “The Torah is not a book we turn... Continue Reading →
Are we sometimes too close to a situation to be able to see it objectively. In this week’s Torah portion, we read that Pharaoh, who was speaking directly to Moses, was too emotionally charged with what was happening to "his" country. Too close to the forest to be able to see the trees. What happens... Continue Reading →
Many people never grow out of this childhood habit, and it negatively affects how they communicate, solve problems, and manage conflict (in the workplace and in personal relationships). With the exception of a rare few, most people were told to listen, but not taught how to listen. And blindly carrying this habit into one’s adult... Continue Reading →
Confessions of a Cowtown Culturalist 