Shocked to see this today. I participated in two trainings with Dr. Sue Johnson and readily recommend her books on Emotionally Focused Therapy. She was a brilliant pioneer. Sue loved the Tango and I hope she'll now get to dance with the best dancers. May her memory be a blessing.

ROY G BIV is the rainbow
Red
Orange
Yellow

Green

Blue
Indigo
Violet

Oh, and I remember from 8th grade that the periodic table symbol for Antimony is SB because my friend Gavin's brother Anthony was an SOB (he was actually a lovely guy).

Really wanting to wish everyone who observes, a happy Passover. I hope it is, but 'happy' doesn't feel like the appropriate word this year. This Passover hits differently for me and many others. So, for those who observe, I wish you a safe, comforting, spiritual, loving Passover.

Reason, decency, idealism, and pragmatism from Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib. Humanism means humanizing everyone, not just those whose 'tribe' you belong to. Like a parched individual tasting but a few droplets of water, I crave a flood of this. We need to drink from the well of shared humanity.

J-walking. I introduced the classic, Frogger, to my young daughter. 😳

rape, mutilation, torture and civilian murder dont free you from anything except basic humanity

As Thurgood Marshall said:

The camp of peace and justice exists — will you amplify it?

2024: Columbia University rabbi tells Jewish students to go home because they are no longer safe on campus.

“October 7th Proves We’re Almost Free!”. The crowd goes wild.
“Long live October 7th!”

Today, downtown Ottawa. No more euphemisms, they are openly promoting terrorism and violence towards Jews. This is intolerable and it is time for Canadians to speak up.

If you support the Palestinian people’s right to freedom and self-determination, please stop talking about “globalizing the Intifada” – I lived through the Second Intifada in Gaza, and I swear it was deadly, violent, painful, scary and I, along with many others, almost lost our

This, by Yuval Noah Harari, is masterful. It gives me no satisfaction - only grief - to add that I’ve been saying all this since 10/10, but he says it much better. Enough. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Five jobs I’ve had:

1) Paper boy (Toronto Star)
2) Home window replacement telemarketer
3) Receptionist
4) Club DJ
5) Lawyer

Susanne DeWitt, the 89 year old Holocaust survivor who was jeered and harassed at Berkeley City Council meetings last month, wrote an op-ed for CNN about the antisemitism plaguing the city.

Read it here:
cnn.com/2024/04/19/opi…

I'll never understand the compulsion to deny the pain and victimization of members of one group as though that denial diminishes the acknowledgement of the victimization of the other group. It's simple-minded & inhumane in the extreme. Humanism is a universal concept.

I was today years old when I found out that I am the happiest person that ever existed. Unexpected.