For maximum composure

Live from this perspective: Today is the last day of my physical life.

The Big O (2)

The truly remarkable thing about Roy Orbison was his on-stage stillness. He was as immobile and expressionless as anyone can be who is flood lit, working a guitar and nailing a high ‘A’.

Four white swans

Conflict coarsens us. No one who seeks peace will fail to find it.

Self-possessed

I cannot be anxious, afraid or half-cocked if I’m taking five or six respirations per minute.

Punching water

Men who act out are having a disagreement with themselves. But the disagreement exists on one side only.  The Valley Spirit is unperturbed, heedless of the howling. “Let the dogs bark,” Vivekananda said.