Tag: Sue Prideaux

Title: clay | Author: Dean Hochman | Source: deanhochman on Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0

Freeing Genius and Healing Madness

“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” —Aristotle “One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” —Nietzsche “A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.” —Nikos Kazantzakis I have always been willing to tolerate idiosyncrasies in people whom I believe have deep substance or a higher perspective. This willingness has sometimes created conflicts in Read More

Title: Leonard Cohen at the Nice Jazz Festival 2008 14 | Author: Guillaume Laurent | Source: Own work | License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Flame

Oh Leonard, how we miss you!! You lightened our days and emboldened our hearts. When I’m feeling dark and depressed after plowing through the New York Times every morning, I often call out to Alexa, “Please play Leonard Cohen.” Last week, when I made my repetitive request, Alexa started the shuffle with “You Want It Darker.” Here are the opening lyrics: If you are the dealer, I’m out of the game If you are the Read More