From the Kinēsa Newsletter
Abracadabra
I recently met a woman who was enduring a job she hated in order to maintain her health insurance. “I don’t know what to do,” she sighed. “This job has killed my soul.” “Oh my God!” I exclaimed. “Don’t say that!” I wanted to tell her to quit her job. That life is...
Happy Birthday, Nicholas
When I was a little girl, there was a local TV show called The Sandy Becker Show. Sandy played a lot of different characters, and seemed to have a wonderful time. One of his characters was called The Big Professor. My mother always ran in to watch the Big Professor,...
What a Laugh!
I went to a performance the other night of a talented clown who billed himself as a “certified lunatic”. He expertly performed all kinds of schtick, much of which I’d seen before. I smiled and admired his skill, but didn’t really laugh much. Then he went out...
What is Your Wish?
When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you are Anything your heart desires Will come to you Jiminy Cricket Be careful what you wish for My Mother Ask the most rational, prosaic person you know, and odds are, even he or she at one point or another has looked...
Feel the Vibes
We have super powers. We’ve just forgotten. Somewhere over the course of the last couple of centuries, we’ve narrowed our definition of sensory awareness to five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling. But what about proprioception: knowing where...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’….Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Gospel of...