A weekly interview series of San Francisco Bay Area authors, first published at SF Weekly from October 4, 2012 to January 28, 2016 and then for a few more years at Litseen.com.
Why do you get up every morning?
Because coffee is so damn good. Also, I’m a morning person. I love the smell of the air in the morning it reminds me of being thirteen, walking to the bus stop in Bogotá smoking cigarettes and checking my eyeliner. I got HOPE is what I mean.
What’s the most important life lesson you’ve learned? Or: what was your last moment of awe?
It’s important to keep in mind we’re not separate from the universe. This is one of the things taught by meditation. To see ourselves thinking without reacting to those thoughts because they’re not who we are but energy fields of our attention. This is the beginning of freedom. Last time I felt awe was improvising to a backing track this morning. Did I just play that?!
