In this video Isabel and I talk about a mysterious and often misunderstood state of being commonly labeled as existential depression. I think the label is largely missing the point. The emptiness you feel is not some kind of sickness you need to get rid of. Yes it’s…

I was pissed. This morning someone (let’s call him Brian) left a Facebook comment on a blog post of mine. He said, “You were robbed, twice. There’s nothing spiritual about it.” He was commenting on a post I wrote about how I lost two pieces of clothing on…

I’m traveling in San Diego right now. In the airport on my way here, I put my beloved coat on a chair and five minutes later when I turned around it was gone, for good. So I was freezing for the past two days, except I had a…

[vsw id=”IF5faT3iNtw” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] I performed in my first improv show last Saturday, which was so much fun that my earlobes hurt. Yes, it’s improvised meaning everything is made up on the spot. I never stop being amazed by the amount of elegance and synchronicity in…

Writing is hard. Writing a book is insane. I sit down to write, my palms sweating and Saturn’s fat ass sitting right on my heart. I can’t breathe. Oh, this is too hard. I manipulate each sentence. I spent half an hour picking a right…