There was no more prosaic way to be awakened than by a pair of roosters cawing at each other right…
Where the Grass is Greener
In many parts of the world, ’tis the season for children to be heading back to school. Many of these…
“Real Bali” Living
I just stumbled across this ad posted on a local accommodation website, The “Real Bali” Almost Compound Living: Experience Local…
The Remarkably Wired Woman
I’ve just met a woman with – there’s no other way to say it – electric hands. It was a…
Two Solitudes
Awakened this morning by a strange-sounding rooster, I looked out to the cloudy skies. The first sentence that came into…
Shabbat in South Bali
Time and again, Bali reveals itself to be all about synchronicity. It all happened because Alexsandra and I chose to…
Vigils
A few weeks ago, I began holding silent night vigils at bedtime. Imagining a flame deep inside of me –…
Pain Redux (oh how it sucks!)
A few days ago, Saturday early evening to be precise, push came to shove: I nearly fell onto the sidewalk…
The Greatest Show on Earth
… is not the circus (nor the film). Neither is it Las Vegas, Disneyland, the Big Dipper or Northern Lights.…
Balionaires ‘R Us
Before Gede arrived this morning to drive me to the first of three of my day’s appointments, I carefully counted…
Healing Pilgrim 