I sincerely urge you, and hope against hope that you will give yourself this gift! It is only day 2 of “The Forgiveness Project” lead by Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Mpho Tutu and I already know I am in the right place. The project started with a survey that immediately told me that there […]
Author Archives: B. Kaufmann
Healing the Wounds and Pain: An urgent Invitation
May 4, 2014 – 3:07 pm
When the injury is colossal, the pain is deep, the woundedness leaves in its wake, an aching that can’t be described. One so aching, holds onto sorrow, sometimes as a mistaken way to sooth self or an excuse to not act, or as a weapon in one’s arsenal against a life seeming unjust. Healing then, […]
No one else on Earth bears the pain of a Michael Jackson fan
April 29, 2014 – 10:10 pm
This post is a combination of answers to recent letters from Michael Jackson fans. But it speaks to all the fans. In fact, this blog came about because I wrote a review of the film “This Is It,” that published, and fans began to contact me. They asked questions, they poured out their hearts; they […]
Singing Earth’s song on Earth Day
April 21, 2014 – 1:37 am
April 22 is Earth Day. Singing Earth’s song is more urgent than ever. If we don’t work together to make that change immediately, there will be no future for Earth. It is that serious. It is that urgent. 1960s… Rachel Carson tried to warn us with “Silent Spring” in the sixties. 1970s… Green Peace tried […]
If you’re a Jackson, the Rules are Different
April 13, 2014 – 11:00 pm
Why are the rules different when you’re a Jackson? They were different for Michael; they were different for Janet; they are different for Katherine; they are different for the Jackson brothers. Why is that? When you’re a Jackson and a piece of American history, American music royalty, an evolutionary and revolutionary for race relations, the […]
Still Healing the World again
April 7, 2014 – 3:10 am
“I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. Always the soul hears an admonition in such lines, let the subject be what it may. The sentiment they instill is of more value than any thought they may contain. To believe your own thought, to believe […]
Still Healing the world
March 25, 2014 – 4:52 pm
I watched a man today on the street dance for the sheer joy of it all by himself, with no embarrassment, no restraint, no holding back and it was the most beautiful thing– a thing to behold. He danced because he could, because the music would not censor him nor allow hesitation; nor did the […]
Heal the World: March 22 is World Water Day
March 21, 2014 – 3:07 am
Thirteen million years ago the earth began to form this sacred place. Subterranean springs replenish this well in the earth in the amount of a million and a half gallons per day. The water maintains a year round temperature of 76 degrees. This is Montezuma Well in Arizona. If you look closely, you will see […]
The New Newsweek (almost)
March 14, 2014 – 8:46 pm
I knew that Newsweek was going to publish a tribute issue to Michael Jackson and I got the word that it had been released. I had hopes for the reporter obviously new to the “Michael Jackson story.” After a rocky and schizophrenic confusing moment, it seemed there was an authentic interest in what was “important for his legacy.” I […]
Today is Int’l Women’s Day: MJ and Mean Girls
March 8, 2014 – 2:44 pm
Today is International Women’s Day. The Dalai Lama and I agree that “the Western woman can save the world.” So, let’s join the movement that empowers women to change the world. But first, we may have to change the “Woman in the Mirror.” What does Michael Jackson have to do with the “Mean Girl Syndrome?” […]
