OPEN MINDFUL

Well ladies and gentlemen, the Summer Spectacular has officially hit. The weather is impeccable and downright utopia-like at times. The human pace and energy continues to be brisk, and addicting. Yes, it can be addicting! Sometimes, you forget that your walking directly past people in a close proximity. Either way, it's sort of a rush. Enjoyable! There are moments, when a beautiful girl walks past, that I stop to grasp the moment and admire this breathlessness. It is the whole human spectrum of life that inhabits the island of Manhattan. The "Darwinist" vibes force us to make efforts to prevail. These vibes and feelings are genuine, provacative and at moments cumbersome. In other news, amidst a recent exchange while sitting at the "Bow Tie," a nickname for the TKS steps in Times Square, struck up an engaging conversation with a gorgeous girl from Italy. She was beautiful, eccentric and intelligent. Her various beliefs included that she was agnostic in religion, ...

The energy continues to amaze, as the weather warms up and the spring season settles in. People continue to cruise the streets with a happier and more joyful bounce to their step. The sunshine, diversity and plethora of shopping, dining, and living options is boundless. Each neighborhood has its own unique feel. Recently while being out and about caught eyes and ran into a previous girlfriend from Russia. She invited me to sit with her and her friend. She was the same wonderful and plea sent girl, I recalled. Her foreign English accent was fun and different. Her friend was from Alabama. I mentioned my home states somber feel, towards the most recent National Championship outcome. As the evening advanced, I cruised 3rd avenue, and witnessed the bountiful amount of people, different restaurants and places. The east side was similar, yet just a fun as the west side. No discrimination here. I posed a question to a fellow walker, "How comes there's no East Side Highway?" He me...