Sue Schleifer

Jan 2, 20212 min read

DoBeDoBeDo

Last week my husband Mark and I watched the Ram Dass memorial service, sponsored by Seva Foundation. Ram Dass was one of its founding...

Sue Schleifer

Nov 2, 20202 min read

Theater, The Brain, and Empathy

What do theater, the brain, and empathy have to do with one another? You’ll find out when you watch Josh Kornbluth’s latest one-person...

Sue Schleifer

Oct 4, 20202 min read

Laughing and Crying

I have rejoined a book group that I had to leave when I moved from Oakland, CA to Lafayette, LA more than ten years ago. It was just one...

Sue Schleifer

Sep 5, 20202 min read

Musings on Maslow

Each day, each hour, and in between I “take my pulse.” How do I feel physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually? At times I am calm,...

Sue Schleifer

Aug 3, 20202 min read

My COVID-19 Escapism Trajectory

This morning on my walk, I thought about how I have needed ways to “escape” during this pandemic. Where are my places to go when I don’t...

Sue Schleifer

Jul 6, 20202 min read

A Library Shared

"In Senegal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned. When I first heard the phrase, I...

Sue Schleifer

Jun 5, 20203 min read

Awakening In This Moment

This is a time of deep crisis and reckoning in the United States. For many, including for me, it is a time of sadness and anger over the...

Sue Schleifer

May 4, 20202 min read

Digging Into

As I venture out into the neighborhood on my daily walks, I notice how beautiful people’s yards have become. It is not just because it is...

Sue Schleifer

Apr 10, 20202 min read

What Day Is It?

So much has changed since I wrote last month’s newsletter. I send you and your family love and compassion. A big thank you to health...

Sue Schleifer

Mar 4, 20202 min read

When I Get The Blues

I headed outside for a walk with a physical ache in my behind and an emotional ache in my heart. The combination has given me the blues...

Sue Schleifer

Feb 8, 20202 min read

Sparks

Sometimes there is a spark. Something triggers an idea or an image and if we allow ourselves to trust in that moment, it takes us on a...

Sue Schleifer

Jan 8, 20202 min read

Stand Up

How will you stand up in 2020? As we start the new year it is an apropos time to reflect on an array of questions. Here are some to get...

Sue Schleifer

Dec 3, 20192 min read

We Are Connected

A couple of years ago, in the Theatre and Performance rooms at the Victoria & Albert Museum, I felt joyful as I walked around the three

Sue Schleifer

Nov 8, 20192 min read

Exuberance

Exuberance is the word that came to mind as I watched, listened, and danced to the gospel choir and band on the steps of the Emmanuel...

Sue Schleifer

Oct 6, 20192 min read

Taking Care of Business

I’m often surprised by how good it feels to check things off of my list. Recently my husband and I have taken steps to update our legal...

Sue Schleifer

Sep 7, 20192 min read

Quiet

As the noises of life and the distractions from media and our gadgets grow, I seem to enjoy quiet more and more. Not the absence of...

Sue Schleifer

Aug 6, 20193 min read

Despair and Hope

I must admit that sometimes I feel despair. I read the newspaper in the morning and am overcome by sadness and anger at our leaders’ lack...

Sue Schleifer

Jun 8, 20192 min read

An Oasis of Silence

In the doctor’s office waiting room this week, the patients staged a mutiny. Okay, that is a bit of an exaggeration. After one person...

Sue Schleifer

May 21, 20191 min read

Awakening From The Dream

In my dream last night, I was sitting in the audience at a table in a high school gym and on stage the actors were performing my play....

Sue Schleifer

Mar 5, 20192 min read

Eyes Open/Eyes Closed

I have been experimenting with listening with my eyes open and with my eyes closed. This started in a Pilates session when by chance I...

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