![Whether you believe in it or not, whether you’d use the word “prayer” or some other more secular descriptor, you are praying for what you’re saying. Your words matter. Every single sound that comes out of your mouth, ever, contributes to your reality. Your ears hear all of it. And most of the time, other […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sen-l-Darcangelo-1-4.jpg?w=58 "Whether you believe in it or not, whether you’d use the word “prayer” or some other more secular descriptor, you are praying for what you’re saying. Your words matter. Every single sound that comes out of your mouth, ever, contributes to your reality. Your ears hear all of it. And most of the time, other […]")
Words matter, so use them for good
Whether you believe in it or not, whether you’d use the word “prayer” or some other more secular descriptor, you are praying for what you’re saying. Your words matter. Every...
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![Lately, I have found myself embroiled in online discussions about politics and racism. This is not typically my way. In fact, I usually go to great lengths to avoid that rabbit hole. I suppose I should get back on the wagon and stop participating in conversations that ultimately get nowhere. But it’s so tempting. My […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sen-l-Darcangelo-1-2.jpg?w=58 "Lately, I have found myself embroiled in online discussions about politics and racism. This is not typically my way. In fact, I usually go to great lengths to avoid that rabbit hole. I suppose I should get back on the wagon and stop participating in conversations that ultimately get nowhere. But it’s so tempting. My […]")
Lies are thieves of our precious time — stop the steal
Lately, I have found myself embroiled in online discussions about politics and racism. This is not typically my way. In fact, I usually go to great lengths to avoid that...
![Most of us have heard of the term “hermetically sealed.” It’s a reference to a scientific procedure that seals a vessel’s contents from the outside environment. Beyond that, most of us non-academics rarely hear any reference to the person with whom that scientific procedure is associated. Mainly because we’re not 100% certain that person is […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sen-l-Darcangelo-1.jpg?w=58 "Most of us have heard of the term “hermetically sealed.” It’s a reference to a scientific procedure that seals a vessel’s contents from the outside environment. Beyond that, most of us non-academics rarely hear any reference to the person with whom that scientific procedure is associated. Mainly because we’re not 100% certain that person is […]")
Whether or not he existed, all faiths share this prophet
Most of us have heard of the term “hermetically sealed.” It’s a reference to a scientific procedure that seals a vessel’s contents from the outside environment. Beyond that, most of...
![I am a helper. And I often run the risk of helping too much. I want to solve things. When someone comes to me with a problem, I always want to leave them with a solution. That is both a good trait and a deep character flaw. I am reminded of a friend of mine […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sen-l-Darcangelo-7-3.jpg?w=58 "I am a helper. And I often run the risk of helping too much. I want to solve things. When someone comes to me with a problem, I always want to leave them with a solution. That is both a good trait and a deep character flaw. I am reminded of a friend of mine […]")
Instead of trying to fix, just be in the mix
I am a helper. And I often run the risk of helping too much. I want to solve things. When someone comes to me with a problem, I always want...
![Back when I was an actor, I noticed an odd phenomenon about the memorization of my lines. In preparation for a show, it never troubled me to memorize long bits of dialogue or song. I had a little method I devised for myself of tape-recording everyone else’s lines, leaving space for my own. I’d play […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sen-l-Darcangelo-1-2.jpg?w=58 "Back when I was an actor, I noticed an odd phenomenon about the memorization of my lines. In preparation for a show, it never troubled me to memorize long bits of dialogue or song. I had a little method I devised for myself of tape-recording everyone else’s lines, leaving space for my own. I’d play […]")
When togetherness comes, don’t be alone
Back when I was an actor, I noticed an odd phenomenon about the memorization of my lines. In preparation for a show, it never troubled me to memorize long bits...
![I have been fantasizing about committing vandalism lately. I know I won’t actually do it. But I really, really want to. Growing up is complicated. If only that process ever ended. Much to our chagrin, we are learning from cradle to grave. We are learning and expanding throughout our entire lives. Day by day, discovering […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sen-l-Darcangelo-7-1.jpg?w=58 "I have been fantasizing about committing vandalism lately. I know I won’t actually do it. But I really, really want to. Growing up is complicated. If only that process ever ended. Much to our chagrin, we are learning from cradle to grave. We are learning and expanding throughout our entire lives. Day by day, discovering […]")
Vandalism is never the answer (though fantasizing is fun)
I have been fantasizing about committing vandalism lately. I know I won’t actually do it. But I really, really want to. Growing up is complicated. If only that process ever...
![I had my tea leaves read once in Salem. I think I was in high school. I don’t remember anything about the reading I received. I know I didn’t leave thinking I had experienced either a revelation or a fraud. Just $20 worth of entertainment and a nice cup of tea. For those who don’t […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sen-l-Darcangelo-1.jpg?w=58 "I had my tea leaves read once in Salem. I think I was in high school. I don’t remember anything about the reading I received. I know I didn’t leave thinking I had experienced either a revelation or a fraud. Just $20 worth of entertainment and a nice cup of tea. For those who don’t […]")
Let your intuition come to fruition
I had my tea leaves read once in Salem. I think I was in high school. I don’t remember anything about the reading I received. I know I didn’t leave...
![In my 20 years as a performer, I did everything from singing to stand-up comedy. Stage manager to costume designer. Choreographer to chorus dancer. Producer to production manager. I’ve done my time on the boards. I loved it all, really. It’s hard work and much longer hours than anyone might suspect. But it was a […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sen-l-Darcangelo-4.jpg?w=58 "In my 20 years as a performer, I did everything from singing to stand-up comedy. Stage manager to costume designer. Choreographer to chorus dancer. Producer to production manager. I’ve done my time on the boards. I loved it all, really. It’s hard work and much longer hours than anyone might suspect. But it was a […]")
Read the room, or you may be the punch line
In my 20 years as a performer, I did everything from singing to stand-up comedy. Stage manager to costume designer. Choreographer to chorus dancer. Producer to production manager. I’ve done...
![Think about your roles. How many of them do you have? How many hats are you wearing? Are you a parent, a teacher, a manager, a maker? Are you a sibling, cousin, friend? These are our roles in life. These roles come with responsibilities. How’s that going for you? What do your roles ask of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sen-l-Darcangelo-2.jpg?w=58 "Think about your roles. How many of them do you have? How many hats are you wearing? Are you a parent, a teacher, a manager, a maker? Are you a sibling, cousin, friend? These are our roles in life. These roles come with responsibilities. How’s that going for you? What do your roles ask of […]")
Clean out some space inside yourself
Think about your roles. How many of them do you have? How many hats are you wearing? Are you a parent, a teacher, a manager, a maker? Are you a...
![The word “inertia” has two different definitions, even though they really are the same. The first is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. The second is a physics definition, “a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sen-l-Darcangelo-1-1.jpg?w=58 "The word “inertia” has two different definitions, even though they really are the same. The first is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. The second is a physics definition, “a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that […]")
Pump the brakes! Don’t let inertia of friction rule your life
The word “inertia” has two different definitions, even though they really are the same. The first is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. The second is a...