Month: March 2009

What a treat it was to listen to Clay Enos give his talk on the portraiture of Watchmen. I’ve admired this man’s work for quite some time; but to be able to listen to him talk about his work and the work he did as stills photographer on the film Watchmen, was close to inspirational…

He sat proudly looking almost regal on that dingy grayish subway car seat. The color range of his clothes went from charcoal gray to black; even the trim of his shearling coat was part of that color scheme, as was the well-groomed moustache. He had an air of somber thought, an elegant prince among the…

“Gazing up at the stars, for the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe.” -Albert Camus (1913-1960)  

Practicing more compassion in our lives is the theme of this month’s meditation. I had thought about dedicating it to impermanence, once again, given the recent disappearance of my February posts. I decided, however, to dedicate it to compassion. Compassion is most commonly defined as a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering. Why…