Tag Archives: Rome

Day 22: The Yoga of Going Home

I left home 22 days ago and I found home, here in Florence and Rome. As for New Jersey – I am not going back. I am going forward. I am tossing out the old maps that got me nowhere … Continue reading

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Day 20: The Yoga of The Vatican Walk

Does God close His doors? Apparently so, at 4PM each day in Vatican City But we don’t know the time of day. We know about savoring pizza and Piazze and a million little unplanned points. We linger at store windows … Continue reading

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Day 19: The Yoga of Ruination

Rome is in ruins. And nowhere else are breakdowns so treasured. Rome has a reverence for all ruins, those as grand as the Colosseum and those as seemingly insignificant as a broken column by the side of an old building. … Continue reading

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Day 18: The Yoga of Capuchin Monks

If love, art and spirituality are the words of Florence, there is really only one word for Rome: Power. The Renaissance artists of Florence revered something greater than their bodies could contain. The giants of Rome, convinced of their glory … Continue reading

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The Yoga of Living Deliberately

I feel a little like Thoreau: I am going to Italy because I want to live deliberately.  Fearlessly. I am going to Italy to find someone important: the person I know I am, the person I feel that I have … Continue reading

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