Truth

Truth is….none of us will ever know the truth…. about September 11th …..or anything for that matter. Were there, in fact, 4000 Israeli’s absent from work on the morning of the 11th? Was our very own United States government part and parcel of the dastardly deed? The accusations loom, but guess what? We will never know. What happens after death? (Perhaps the most perplexing question of all times.) We will never know….at least, not in this lifetime.

Truth, when it comes to the abstract (religion, philosophy, etc.), is relative. It all depends on your perspective; when and where you were born, your family, your teachers, your culture. At the end of the day, abstract truth is simply what feels right to you in your heart; for not a single human being alive today was here to witness the miraculous births of Jesus, Buddha, or Krishna so….if you believe (in whatever you believe in) it’s because that’s what feels right to you in your heart. Abstract belief is certainly not based on any tangible proof. It is based on what we have been told and what we have read. And, black words on white pages do not necessarily constitute truth. Don’t get me wrong though, I am an advocate of unseen truth. I believe in God. I believe in Jesus Christ, Buddha, and Krishna. Quiet as it’s kept (I don’t say this around many religious folk), I believe in just about everything – The Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus notwithstanding (…but, that’s another story). There is a principle by which you measure the distance from an oncoming Mack truck to your ass: it is called discretion. The same principle (with hopes) applies to the measurement of truth.

As far as concrete truths. There are some things of which we are certain – people are born and die each day, and the WTC is definitely down! There is absolutely nothing abstract about that. (If you don’t believe what you saw on the news – go to Ground Zero and take a look, like thousands of other tourists each day.) Why these things occur, well…..those are truths we may never know. The only people who really know the truth about a thing are the people who were the cause of and/or witness to the thing in question. The rest of us can only speculate, or…wait for DNA results ;-) We can wade through white pages upon white pages of black words and…..at the end of the day….it is ours to decide in whom we trust, and what feels like educated truth in our hearts.

Truths have always been hidden….behind pasty media smiles, anthems, propaganda, patriotism. Now more than ever, we have to find our truths; dig beyond the black and white, the remote control, the flickering screen…the preacher in the pulpit. Now is the time for questioning – not following. For challenging. For reckoning with our pasts, this new age, and our clearly uncertain futures. Truth is in your heart. You know it. If you shut-up long enough, you can feel it. I can recount only three times in my life, when I amazed myself at how clearly one knows the truth when listening to the heart: At the births of both of my children, and on the morning of September 11th. These are moments I can look back on and think, “Damn….I know the truth,” even when there’s no sign of it in sight.

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Saturday, November 16th – I’ll be performing at Le Bar Bat, 311 W. 57th Street, NYC Showtime is 8 pm. Cover $10. I will be singing with the full band, doing some originals and vamped out covers. Performance ends around 9:00…so try and get there before 9 if you plan on seeing the show :). This is likely to be my final performance this year, so you don’t want to miss it!

Sunday, November 23rd – Check out the Omo Misha jewelry line in an exclusive trunk show at The Brownstone, 2032 Fifth Ave @ 125th, NYC. See my holiday collection featuring the new Mesh Wire group - get an edge on your Christmas shopping - explore The Brownstone - come and hang out with us!!! By popular demand, I will even have few things for men! Call for time: 212.996.7980

more events to come in December, including a trunk show
date to be announced in Washington D.C.

The Omo Misha Foundation – I didn’t know the meaning of red tape til I started down this road !!! Anyway…I have planted the seed but the flower is slow to blossom. The thing with cultivating plants though, is there is a lot going on underground before you actually see the physical signs (…a leaf perhaps) of a product. That’s where faith comes in. That said, it may be several more months before we are actually up and running. If this is your first time hearing about the foundation (or you have forgotten) The Omo Misha Foundation (aka Foundation for Learning Differences) will assist Dyslexic youths with resources and finances in obtaining appropriate educational services. Feel free to contact me for more details. If you or someone you know would like to be a part of this organization, please let me know.

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