Today is the birthday of the great Michelangelo. One of my favorite stories about him is that he is said to have created his masterpiece, David, by chipping away from the giant block of stone that which wasn’t David, until only David remained. Wow! I often tell my clients that this is what we’ll be [...]
“The only thing we have to fear…
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Yep, that’s what Franklin D. Roosevelt said, in his inaugural address, on this day, March 4th, 1933. At that time, the nation was in a deep depression, the stock market having crashed just a few years earlier. Roosevelt told Americans that they had within them, [...]
Being Myself OUT Loud
Well, it happened. The article has come out (literally and figuratively) in More Magazine. As you can imagine, I am excited and about 52 other emotions. Check it out, and let me know what you think! http://www.more.com/sex-dating/over-40-and-gay/?page=3 (… and if the link doesn’t work, please just cut and paste!)
Are You Taking Risks or Listening to the Warnings of Fear?
Back in the early 1990’s, I had the honor of performing the world premiere of a song cycle, based on the poetry of Shel Silverstein. Prior to that time, I had thought of Mr. Silverstein’s work as solely for children. And it’s true that children all over the world do love his poetry, prose, and [...]
