Thoughts on the 145th Running of the Kentucky Derby
The 145th, known heretofore as the craziest Kentucky Derby ever! I will endeavor to clear up a few questions I’ve been asked, and in the process bust a few myths and opine here and there. I’ll try to go in chronological order. Perhaps John Steinbeck said it best—even back in 1956: “This Kentucky Derby, whatever it is—a race, an emotion, a…
Thoughts on the Santa Anita Crisis
The rash of catastrophic breakdowns that happened in a 6-month period at Santa Anita Park make it seem like racing fatalities are common. They are not. While it is true that there are somewhere around 50-60 training or racing fatalities per month at U.S. tracks (1.68 per 1,000 starts), it’s also true that there are nearly 3,300 human deaths per…
Meditation: a life-changing practice
I’ve had a daily meditation practice for nearly 10 years and, without question, for me it has been life changing. The practice of checking in daily with my inner most being (and, hopefully, with Source) makes it much much easier to access that part of me when life gets crazy—and we all know, life gets crazy sometimes! But when people…