When Tony Soprano says it’s not personal it is likely true…mostly on account of the flotilla of personal disconnects in the man’s (character’s) emotional structure. When a friend says it’s not personal, it is important to note that one’s anger and all the rest is verifiable, distressing and is, well, personal.
Tarmac Meditations #27: Be Here Now
A runner reflects on the passage of time, the truth to be found in lies, and the need to just keep going and be here now.
Tarmac Meditations #26: A Big Ten-Four
A writer trying to write and a runner trying to run dreams of big trucks falling from the sky. What can it all mean?
Tarmac Meditations # 25: Writing Sucks
There are few things more unnerving for a writer than staring at a blank screen. Michael Lebowitz wills the words to come.
Tarmac Meditations # 24 – And So it Goes
A quiet day. A nap ended with sounds of gunfire becoming fireworks across the night sky. Grabbed my camera set it to ISO 100, Bulb shutter remote release, 5.6F Stop, leveled the tripod and started to shoot. “One more time, one more night” in the land of the free, home of the brave.
Tarmac Meditations # 23 – Just Go
Michael Lebowitz reflects on running, recovery and life in the popular Tarmac Meditations series of diary entries.
Tarmac Meditations #22 — Into the Silence
A runner discovers that the sounds of the early morning in the rain beat out any iPod playlist.
Tarmac Meditations #21 — Ultra
A runner trains for two long runs, back to back, and contemplates the sanity of “the ultra”.
Tarmac Meditations #20 — Alone Together
Runner, writer and photographer Michael Lebowitz reflects that what each of us does alone brings us together, binds us to one another, makes us whole.
Tarmac Meditations #19 — Keeping the Faith
Michael Lebowitz gets philosophical about the writing process and decides that despite the frustrations, it’s better to keep the faith.