Symbolism is the tool of the poet, the visionary, the dreamer, the prophet, the priestess, the medicine woman, world healers and healers all over the world, ritualists, ceremonialists, performance artists, theater folks, and…yes, activists!
Susan Tweit and I have been continuing our conversation on returning reverence and creativity to your daily life. Particularly, we’ve been chatting […]
“When I was about 12, I guess, I read the statement,
I am a human being. Nothing human can be alien to me.
The statement is so complex, so simple, Angelou says, quoting the roman playwright Terence.
Homo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto.
I have been internalizing that all my life. So if Kobe Abe of […]
I received a nice surprise note from Amy Liu of Blogged.com’s editorial department who told me that Riehlife ranked 189th out of 3,562 blogs on books…and received an 8.0 (GREAT) score out of a possible 10 (EXCELLENT) when the Blogged.com editors recently reviewed my blog in the entertainment/Books category of Blogged.com.
Amy says:
This is quite an […]
All week I’ve been thinking about and talking about Bill Moyers Journal March 28, 2008 look at “an update of the Kerner Commission Report, which blamed the violence on the devastating poverty and hopelessness endemic in the inner cities of the 1960s.” There is a transcript and podcast and background material here you’ll want […]
Click here to read the entirety of Swick’s find essay “Photo book can reveal places, but not experiences there.”
Journeys don’t spare us; they drag us through the raw on our way to the sublime.
–Thomas Swick, travel editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
I’ve been harvesting my journals this week. One of the fruits of my harvest is this series of Riehlife contemplations which I hope you’ll enjoy and use:
–for cultivating your own contemplations.
–for starting conversations with loved ones and friends.
–for prompting your writing.
What are your foul weather blue sky gifts?
What does your writing/safe haven burrow look like?
What […]
Paul Norden sent these photos and this message from Chicago.
Tibetan woman waves Tibetan flag in Chicago Tibet Peace March (Photo by Paul Norden)
Over 800 Tibetans marched in Chicago on Tuesday, March 18. They came from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and Illinois. The line peacefully ran from the Water Tower up Michigan Ave over 3 city blocks […]
Click here to view YouTube video of Obama’s powerful speech on race and politics in America: “A More Perfect Union.”
Click here to read entire text of Obama’s speech on race on politics in America delivered in Philadelphia, March 18, 2008.
In my view, this speech will go down in history as a classic speech in American […]
The world flashes by as we touch the ground. I’ve been to L. A. by car and by train before, but this is my first time to fly in. My conversation with an IT consultant from Southern India on migration, culture, and history mingles with the site of green, tiny flowers on the airstrip, and […]
“It is the most unique hotel in America. It’s a monastery, a museum, a fine hotel, a home, a boardinghouse, a mission, an art gallery and an aviator’s shrine. It combines the best features of all of the above. If you are ever in any part of California, don’t miss the famous Mission Inn […]
