A Generous Man

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, April 10, 2019 “Throw away the fear. Leave the anger far behind you. Hope is near, This I pray. All I know, we are a one world people, share it now or throw it all away. We could share it now or throw it all away.” For the past 9…

Mindful Mosquito Healing

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, February 13, 2019 The mind can physically affect one’s body and manifest pain. This is something I experienced last month after a bout of severe anxiety that caused me to visit several different doctors in various hospitals. When I started feeling a pressure in my chest upon taking deep breaths…

Personal Planets

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, January 9, 2019 As we here in the Northern Hemisphere of Planet Earth are in the early throes of Winter, it is a time of dormancy, a time of hibernation, and a time of looking inward to the purpose of our lives. The trees outside have layed bare their branches,…

Learn Your Dream

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, November 13, 2018 There’s a music studio I discovered recently here in my neighborhood that might exist in an alternate universe. It is a music studio where at first glance might hold suspicious characters, as it was once the location of an underground Chinese massage parlor and is also situated…

Bicycle Angels

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, October 10, 2018 It wasn’t that long ago where I found myself hunched over my bicycle desperately attempting to unlock it. After about a half hour, I was ready to do whatever it took to free my bicycle and get the hell out of there. The people sitting inside Starbucks…

Staying Sane with Fincher

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, July 4 & August 8, 2018 Let’s face it: Being an extra on a movie or TV set is time-consuming. However, being an extra on a production that is being directed by a man named David Fincher is more than just time-consuming, its life-consuming. You see, back in 2006 while…

Last Days

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, June 13, 2018 & July 11, 2018 “Talk is cheap” and “actions speak louder than words”, that’s what my father used to say to me. I hadn’t really considered the meaning behind those cliches until just recently, when my dad passed away about a month ago. Has my life been…

Nutritional Deserts

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, May 9, 2018 I am constantly amazed at how difficult it is to find healthy, nutritious food in the city of Pittsburgh. Though city residents have access to a number of large supermarkets such as Giant Eagle, Shop ’n Save, Aldi, and Whole Foods, I always seem to find myself…

Music’s Resolve

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, August 10, 2017 Along the Darwinian road to harmonious probability, I encountered sterile white walls with padlocked protected doors. The silver elevator with mirrors reflected my temperament, while awaiting the rush of warm, stale air on the non air-conditioned seventh floor. The first time I experienced the seventh floor of…

Alarmist Rumors, Pessimistic Questions, and Dire Concerns

Written by Jonathan Aryeh Wayne, November 9, 2016 How do we stop the madness, restrain the anger, recognize unity amongst division, stop our fingers from frantically typing while our eyes tremble at the sight of hubris, hyperbole and heresy, and convince others that great promises could come from false prophets? While the righteous pray for…