Quote for Today: Sylvia Plath
Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn’t …
Quote for Today: Lemony Snicket
Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the world, and that nobody loves …
Looking Down From the Mountaintop: Remember! Opens a New Season
Last Saturday, synkroniciti opened a new season with Remember!, an Open Mic devoted to the theme of memory. Guests came from Houston, Kingwood, and as far away as Austin. As usual, Lisa Sasabuki was …
The Roots We Carry With Us: Synkroniciti’s Open Mic: The Journey
Sometimes journeys and experiences bring our roots into focus. How do we use that vision to improve our lives? We had our third Open Mic here at synkroniciti on February 22. It was a …
Quote for Today: Paulo Coelho
He knew one of the women well, and had shared his universe with her. They had seen the same mountains, and the same trees, although each of them had seem …
Facing Cancer: Yo soy un Corazón by Katherine McDaniel
This poem explores a woman’s thoughts about her cancer diagnosis. Can creativity help us deal with life’s twists and turns? Several years ago, I participated in a program sponsored by Houston Grand …
I Don’t Know How to Thank You: Synkroniciti’s Second Open Mic Soars
Spirits soared at last week’s Open Mic. Would you like to be part of the community we are building? Last Sunday, synkroniciti hosted our second Open Mic, exploring the theme of …
Quote for Today: Khalil Gibran
If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. —Khalil Gibran
Quote for Today: Albert Schweitzer
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people …
Changing the Story on the Streets, The Bushwick Collective, Part Two
Art can help change our reality by shaping our vision. At the Bushwick Collective, these altered realities are wonderfully contagious. This is the second post about the Bushwick Collective, an unusual and inspiring …