My Greatest Hero

My hero is very brave. She continues to fight her own physical and emotional battles as she turns 89 very soon. I now empathize with her and reach into the motherly love she awakened within me to help her and myself.

I’ll take care of it

I picked up a snack at the cafeteria and was standing in line to pay for it. There was a…

My “Journey” Thus Far

My “Journey of Gratitude” that I started this year has been the greatest teacher. It has taken me to places…

The Continuum called Life

A few months ago, I called up my childhood friend and inquired about his mother who had recently lost her…

Shoeshine Revelation

Shoeshine Revelation

It was 8:40 in the morning and I was running late for the 8:45 appointment with my orthodontist. I rushed…

1978 to 1983, the cresendo

My heart thumped hard as I removed my index finger off the round, stained switch. The doorbell responded with a…

In his image

May 4th, 1990, a warm spring night in Kingston, New York. The phone rang and broke the tense silence. I…

Thanks O Mother India!

April 2, 1989… Was this real? Cognitive streams of past experiences played in rapid fire through his mind as the…

The omelet I did not make

My wife said “Our daughter is really upset that you did not serve her breakfast this morning!” For a moment I felt very bad and disappointed with myself.

Awakening

It flashed suddenly one day, a couple of years ago! As a deep sense of satisfaction and happiness engulfed me,…