I partner with people who have come alive "because what the world needs is people who have come alive."Howard Thurman, ~1974
I believe there are two Jerusalems. One earthly and one heavenly. The task: bring them closer. Be real and be naively ideal. "The day is short and the work is plentiful."Pirkei Avot 2:15 We are each called, and the job's not finished.Kobe, 2009
I like beginnings, consistency, and today. I'm disillusioned with excellent sheep.William Deresiewicz, 2014
Side projects: Alive Prize, Reciprocity Circle, Stuytown Shtiebel.
I'm grateful to build with my twin and triplet.
writings
quotes
"What shall I do now? What shall I do?" I shall rush out as I am, and walk the street … "What shall we do tomorrow? What shall we ever do?"
T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land
"There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship."
David Foster Wallace, This is Water
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
Howard Thurman
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
"I went to Hell to resurrect it, how could you fail to respect it?"
J. Cole, Let Nas Down
"The essence of living as a human being is being challenged, being tempted, being called."
Abraham Joshua Heschel, On Prayer