I just released my first album ARE WE READY, 11 songs written and performed by me. It was quite an adventure given that I've never done anything of this kind before and have a full-time job in a "Big Four" serving several demanding Wall Street clients. I am donating all profits from my album sales to Worldwide Orphans Foundation, an organization with an unbeatable mission and integrity. My goal is to raise $1,000,000 for them through my album sales and donations; and I am well on the way.
> Born and grew up in Urkaine
> Has degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
> Is in the process of writing a book
> Can turn this all into a poem
> Lived in four countries and speaks four language
> Married to another person named Misha
> Lives on Upper West Side, NYC
> Last big travel included Thailand, Cambodia and Israel
> Strives to meditate daily
How do you know what you are capable of? Don't even argue with me here -- you have no idea. Our own potential is a mystery. It might show signs of itself here and there. But its true abundance can only be revealed in a committed courageous exploration.
If you...
(3) Comments | Posted March 27, 2013 | 9:12 AM
What if you really against gay marriage? -- Could it be because of your religious views -- after all, the Bible says what it says. Or you might have some other socio-economico-political reasoning of why gay marriage is not a right thing for the society.
I don't have any intentions...
(0) Comments | Posted March 15, 2013 | 8:47 AM
A drummer starts the beat. In a school playground, the teenage youths break into a dance. Several dozen of 6-14 year-olds can't take their eyes off them and they are about to join in. It's a dance class....
(0) Comments | Posted February 24, 2013 | 10:39 PM
And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. -Khalil Gibran "The Prophet"
Recently I made a
(1) Comments | Posted February 14, 2013 | 9:19 AM
"Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice." ― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving
I used to be a Valentine's Day hater....
(4) Comments | Posted February 7, 2013 | 9:26 AM
Over the years I've learned there are ways to profoundly experience being alive: by allowing yourself to be vulnerable, by letting yourself to be moved by what life has to offer whether it is big or small,and noticing the interactions and relationships between life participants.
Last...
(0) Comments | Posted January 2, 2013 | 8:39 AM
Let us not measure success of 2013 by lists of our accomplishments and failures, money we make or lose, promotions and hard work -- don't worry, those aren't going anywhere.
This time around I suggest to look into the quality of...
(1) Comments | Posted December 30, 2012 | 11:50 PM
My 2012 has been a year of plentiful hard work and it has been a fruitful year. In fact on December 30th I will share some of the fruit with you -- a new website that includes the page for my upcoming album...
(1) Comments | Posted November 16, 2012 | 9:09 AM
I never experienced a natural disaster and hurricane Sandy was the thing that got the closest to my home. With that, the area where I live...
(1) Comments | Posted November 6, 2012 | 11:20 AM
Let me suggest unspeakable.
Tonight we will know the results. Let's take the rest of the week to unwind, lick the wounds, celebrate victories.
And then.... how about this:
Let us embrace whoever is the next president regardless of your views....
(1) Comments | Posted October 22, 2012 | 5:00 PM
The bed & breakfast was clean and cozy. The owners were friendly. I mean, very friendly. To tell the truth, so freakin' friendly, they were killing me. Do you want coffee? Smile. More toast? Smile. Eggs? Big smile. More coffee? Juice? Pancakes? Homemade...
(0) Comments | Posted September 24, 2012 | 4:31 PM
The 2008 U.S. presidential and congressional elections cost the country $5.3 billion. 2012 projections are closer to $6 billion ($6,000,000,000 -- in case you are not proficient in billions). This amount is an equivalent of a yearly GDP of a small...
(2) Comments | Posted September 11, 2012 | 12:03 PM
In memory of Neil Shastri.
Remember New York after 9/11?
when you could find compassion in the eyes of a stranger
when there was togetherness in grieving for people we didn't even know
when a...
(1) Comments | Posted September 4, 2012 | 2:10 PM
Every society has constraints that offer opportunity for vision, freedom and courage. "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" by Alison Klayman is a documentary about a man who appreciates the possibilities and challenges of this opportunity in China. Ai Weiwei...
(0) Comments | Posted August 27, 2012 | 6:00 PM
From ART BEAUTY LIFE blog.
Don't be yourself. When Oscar Wilde said that everyone else was taken, he was kidding. And if you think that everyone else is taken, you just have poor imagination.
After all you've been "yourself",...
(2) Comments | Posted August 2, 2012 | 4:38 PM
From ART BEAUTY LIFE blog.
"I test the limits of myself in order to transform myself, but I also take the energy from the audience and transform it. A powerful performance will transform everyone in the...
(0) Comments | Posted July 17, 2012 | 3:59 PM
From ART BEAUTY LIFE blog.
Do you think it is a coincidence that you are now reading about coincidences? Or is there more to this? Fate? Divine guidance?
Some say there is no coincidence as if they know some mystery that...
(1) Comments | Posted June 28, 2012 | 2:55 PM
From ART BEAUTY LIFE blog.
So a few weeks ago I started with this cold. Every day I was hoping that next morning I would feel better, but within a week's time, it just got worse. And then I've been in...
(1) Comments | Posted June 12, 2012 | 5:16 PM
From ART BEAUTY LIFE blog.
My never-ending to-do list...
(7) Comments | Posted June 5, 2012 | 5:42 PM
From ART BEAUTY LIFE blog.
Last weekend I spent at the beach befriending butterflies.
Butterflies are like celebrities -- they are known to be bright and perfect, freely roaming in beautiful places. But that day on...
(0) Comments | Posted March 28, 2013 | 3:21 PM