Today I went for a long walk. But, that long walk won’t be abnormal, it will become a standard practice in my life. I won’t be listening to music or recordings of books. I will be one hundred percent “off grid” and detached from the world of constant stimulation. It is going to be just…
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The Repertoire Theater: Having an Artistic Home
Having enjoyed the luxury of being a part of the German theater system for about 20 years I now look back on it and ask why this can’t happen in the United States. Of course Germany funds its theaters with taxpayer money and so the long established theater system which was founded by kings, princes,…
Starting at the End: How to find a new Sacred Commission when the old one no longer can work.
The Skills for Life that Every Student Should Graduate High School With
I have been considering what useful skills and abilities all high school graduates should be in command of upon receiving their diploma. The Big 3 Reading, writing, and math are the big three of education. Reading: What should that mean? What should a high school graduate be able to read? Okay, books, literature, and newspapers….
Rethinking School, Career, and Life Approach to Education
A thought came to me this morning about how society might design education to raise the success of children, focus their education and training towards their aptitudes, and prepare them for a life doing what they do best at the highest level possible. The purpose of general education is not to prepare someone to fill…
The importance of fresh income in a musician’s career.
Immigration, migration, racism and the American Dream.
Finding a Sacred Commission
A Lost Art
Blogging to Pick Up Your Mood
I’m a terrible blogger. I don’t really get leads from my blog. I don’t sell anything on my blog. I don’t really care if anyone reads it. Why? Because mostly, my blog is there as an open diary for myself. I started a blog in the first place simply as a place to share with…