While some people have lap cats, we call Baby our “close proximity cat”, for she often likes to be near us while keeping her distance. When we are working the office, Baby is frequently behind us on the couch. When in our sunroom, she’ll snooze on...
“I find relief from the questions only when I concede that I am not obliged to know everything. I remind myself it is sufficient to know what I know, and that what I know, may not always be true. – Maya Angelou My first thought when...
Baby goes crazy for kibble. Is it the smell she loves? The sound it makes between her teeth? The taste? Has she somehow registered that the image on the front of the bag looks almost like her? We keep the kibble in her food room (formerly our...
During Ariel & Shya's Costa Rican Adventure immersion course, Laurence's fear of horses falls away as he discovers his own inherent brilliance and the magic of being in the moment. ...
Today, something happened that really moved me. It has to do with Transformation, what the Kanes teach and demonstrate, and it also has to do with being a part of this amazing community. I would like to share it with you. It goes as follows: My...
When people learn that I’m 80 years of age, a common response is, “What’s your secret?” I have come to discover that for most people, asking this question is largely social repartee rather than an honest interest. This is mostly due to the fact that...
Fly catchers are distinctive birds. When these grey and black feathered creatures land on a branch or the back of a chair, they often are a picture of stillness – except for their tails, which flick up and down. This year a couple of fly catchers...
Affection is even sweeter when it comes unbidden. Occasionally, when we are fully engaged in a project, Baby will jump onto the desk and simply step down onto one of our laps. Or she’ll extend herself in a cat-stretch, paws upon our knees, an invitation...
I'm a big fan of to-do lists; I love productivity apps and getting things done. Over the years I've used and played with many kinds of products in this genre, from the old fashioned paper and pen to software on my computer and apps on...
Last March, when I got the announcement that schools were closing in New York and we were switching to a remote learning model, I called my friend Heike, a fellow artist and educator who lives in Cologne, Germany. I remember feeling such a sense of...