Okay, Here I go

I started to write this page 2 weeks ago, then stopped for this reason and that. Knowing I would be able to do it when it felt just right, like now.
This little space in the web is a pocket for my moments of inspiration. Not gushy, lofty ideas about it but the actual experience of being inspired by the world around me in real and 'extra ordinary' ways.

I moved to New York (Harlem) from Los Angeles (Echo Park) last summer.
Why ... remains to be discovered.

Last week I was riding the 3 train back to Harlem from Brooklyn, around 9 or 10 Saturday night. I found my self in a car with a group of 7 very lively teenagers. They were loud, boisterous, intimidating, and there was only one 'other' passenger in the car. I had my flash of "fight or flight' self protective thoughts, then just as easily
switched to being in the moment, actually being in their moment. At that point everything shifted. I relaxed and allowed my self to see them - beautiful, healthy youth, using their bodies as much as their voices to communicate their wonder and excitement. Shouting punching, dancing and laughing. I started grinning 'from ear to ear' and found my self smiling directly at the biggest boy in the group, well over 6 feet tall and very fit. He smiled back with so much light in his eyes. I felt inspired. As I stepped off the train at 125th street I gently reminded them to "take care of each other". We need them.
Real Magic.