Burt Gershater

Last week my dear college roommate, Robert S. (aka Bobby), called to check in like he and I have been doing for over 50 years. Why we became roommates, I’ll never know. I was the first hippie at St. Lawrence University in 1965. Hair down to my shoulders, bleach-stained jeans with holes in them, protesting […]

I am not a preacher, a rabbi, a monk or any officially designated spiritual leader. I am a counselor, leadership trainer, writer and ultimately, a teacher—a teacher of the things I believe are most important and too often least addressed. Topics about intimacy, creating inner and outer peace, how to truly listen and accepting how cool […]

Each one of us has the power to influence, even change our world. That is a huge responsibility. It may also be one of our greatest sources of joy. I never read “Harry Potter.” It just wasn’t on my radar back in 2001 when I was 55 years old and in the vortex of my […]

Five deer strolled through our backyard yesterday morning—nothing new, but always a joy to see them nibbling away, watching their ears flicker as they are hyper-ready to bolt should they hear or see anything out of place. Total relaxation never happens as their radar system is always on high alert—just like the rest of the […]