“While the pictures of buildings, trains and mountains from these early days are fascinating, what really strikes me are the people. Inching as close as possible to the photographs, I examine the stern…

  “The great attraction for most students of aikido is the underlying philosophy behind all the physical training. Essentially, you can’t keep improving in the art unless you consistently work on yourself, shedding…

Squibs and Blurbs By Jerry Zimmerman “We are all presented with moments when we may enlighten ourselves in all sorts of ways: reading a book, listening to a speaker, training in an art,…

Squibs & Blurbs By Jerry Zimmerman “First, I came to realize that Business is the same as anything, the same as Meditation, Martial Arts, Auto Mechanics, Painting a Picture, or Painting a House.…

“My Aikido training is a rare gift: in a busy life, it is a continuing stream of moments given over to a straightforward focus on learning about myself and how I act in…

“I like my bed made. I like the rooms of my house to look clean and orderly. I assume most of us feel the same way. But, you know, I don’t have the…

“What’s happened over these four years? I really thought Harry’s funeral, at this particular funeral home, would be a truly terrible event for me; all but impossible to get through. Unbearable. I look…

“I have known about The Secret History of the War on Cancer for some time, kept it on my to-read list, and now I am reading it. It is an amazing book. I…

Editor’s Note: Sensei Jerry Zimmerman is on leave from his writing desk, so we thought we’d dust off one of his earlier submissions for your reading pleasure. Squibs & Blurbs By Jerry Zimmerman…

Squibs and Blurbs by Jerry Zimmerman “In Heaven, it is always Autumn.”—John Donne TEANECK New Jersey—(Weekly Hubris)—11/14/11—I looked up from my book, sensing that a new presence had entered my house. I glanced…