September 1 sunrise over the Malibu Pier

If you talk about things you have not experienced, you are wasting your and other people’s time. As you continue the practice of looking deeply, you will see this more and more clearly, and you will save a lot of paper and publishing enterprises and…

If you talk about things you have not experienced, you are wasting your and other people’s time. As you continue the practice of looking deeply, you will see this more and more clearly, and you will save a lot of paper and publishing enterprises and have more time to enjoy your tea and live your daily life in mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hahn

6:23am sunrise at 59th Street in LA

No man (or woman) ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure. …Napoleon Hill

No man (or woman) ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure. …Napoleon Hill

6:20am sunrise-NOT in LA

Followed by emergence over Starbucks in Culver City

Followed by emergence over Starbucks in Culver City

It is God's play of light and shadow that has made certain creation appear as it does to us. When you realize this, you see it as a dream motion picture. ..Paramahansa Yogananda

It is God's play of light and shadow that has made certain creation appear as it does to us. When you realize this, you see it as a dream motion picture. ..Paramahansa Yogananda

6:16am sunrise-NOT at 59th Place in LA

In the light of a truly freed mind no prejudice can disguise itself as zeal, no bullying can masquerade as leadership, no pettiness can pose as importance. The freed mind will never confuse a sentimentality with a true emotion, an act of violence wi…

In the light of a truly freed mind no prejudice can disguise itself as zeal, no bullying can masquerade as leadership, no pettiness can pose as importance. The freed mind will never confuse a sentimentality with a true emotion, an act of violence with an act of heroism, a slogan with a cause. Men and women with freed minds may often be mistaken, but they are seldom fooled. They may be influenced, but they can't be intimidated. They may be perplexed, but they will never be lost… Robert F. Kennedy

6:16am sunrise-NOT at 59th Street and Edgemar in LA

Followed by brief emergence over the backyard…

Followed by brief emergence over the backyard…

Rewriting separates the men from the boys. The first draft is love. The second is sex. The third is fun. The rest are all pulling teeth. Getting that seventh draft done is like dropping your beautiful vase on the floor and trying to glue all the mil…

Rewriting separates the men from the boys. The first draft is love. The second is sex. The third is fun. The rest are all pulling teeth. Getting that seventh draft done is like dropping your beautiful vase on the floor and trying to glue all the million little pieces together to make it look good again. …Matthew Sand

6:15AM sunrise-NOT at 59th Place in LA

The problem with “You should be doing better,” is that we become convinced that we don’t naturally excel or strive, seek or care. We come to believe that without tyrannical exhortation nothing good or excellent would ever happen. It is a lie. We are…

The problem with “You should be doing better,” is that we become convinced that we don’t naturally excel or strive, seek or care. We come to believe that without tyrannical exhortation nothing good or excellent would ever happen. It is a lie. We are made to excel, strive, seek and care. If excelling, striving, seeking and caring were punished by death, we would do it anyway . ..John Anderson, Ph.D

5:52am sunrise in son Aaron's backyard in Palatine, IL

Let us learn, then, from those in search of what they have not been able to find and hold in the press of humanity around them: peace of mind, gentleness of heart, calmness of spirit, daily joy. Those who are mastering the art of flying solo and soa…

Let us learn, then, from those in search of what they have not been able to find and hold in the press of humanity around them: peace of mind, gentleness of heart, calmness of spirit, daily joy. Those who are mastering the art of flying solo and soaring to their highest human potential. Who have come to understand that to know and to love and to be of value to others, they first must know and love and value themselves; that to find their way in the world, they have to start by finding themselves. …Lionel Fisher