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Namaste Anita

In loving memory of my mother Anita Lundegaard BlichfeldtAugust 8, 1925 – August 8, 2016 I grew up in the heart of Hollywood, just 150 feet north of Sunset Boulevard, across the street from the Chateau Marmont Hotel, in what was originally…

When Visited by Self-Doubt

by Fionn Zarubica Not To Be Reproduced by Rene Magritte, 1937, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen What is self-doubt? And who is the self that is doing the doubting? Is it a credible witness? Doubt, of any kind, sets in when we do not…

Shabbat Shalom, Shelter at Home

One shiksa’s take on the possibilities of a moment in time when everything that is non-essential is set aside… Zwei Kerzen – Two Candlesby Gerhard Richter As these Shabbat candles give light to all who behold them,so may we, by our…

Spiritual Discretion

When I was a child, my father took me to the Capezio dance store, in Hollywood, to buy ballet shoes. While we were walking from the car to the store, I saw a man waiting for a bus with a…

White Fang Rising

So, they got rid of the wolves in Yellowstone National Park in the United States and imbalanced the eco-system. Tonight I spoke with a friend who is “fighting” for the rights of the disabled. I spoke with another who went…

The Theory Of Abundance

How did we get here? How did our world and we come into being? There are the scientific views which are based on theories of materialism – that everything in the universe is composed of matter and energy, reductionism –…

Who Do You Want Me To Think You Are?

by Fionn Zarubica William Shakespeare The other day I asked a friend to read a blog post of mine and give me his feedback. It began with a quote by William Shakespeare from the play Cymbeline. He responded that he…

I Will Miss Your Company!

by Fionn Zarubica I will miss your company because I have made the decision to set off in a new direction. I have decided to become the author of my life. I am casting away the results I once envisioned…

Fallen?

I heard it again the other day. Over the years, I have taken this sentiment for granted, never examining it too closely, assuming that it was extant somewhere in sacred quotedom. But, now I was curious, and try as I…

Do Not Lose Heart

So you are feeling kinda freaked out…me too. In fact, everyone is, no matter how blasé they wish to appear. The thing of it is, being freaked out right now is perfectly normal; we all are experiencing one of the…

Sacrifice

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.George Bernard Shaw I am perplexed by the word sacrifice. Not in terms of linguistics, but what it has come to mean to us. It is all tangled up with nobility, martyrdom…

Atomic Spirituality

I have always been a bit fascinated by atoms; by the fact that we are made up of them and yet for all of our efforts and technological advances we cannot seem to get to the bottom of them. As a…

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