Tag Archives: creativity

Behold!

Posted on January 8, 2020 by admin

Without our beholding it, beauty might not exist at all. Appreciating beauty is part of creating it. Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, happiness, spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged Art. beauty, attention, awareness, creativity | 3 Comments

Beautiful – or at least interesting – Thoughts

Posted on January 8, 2017 by admin

“Do not judge my story by the chapter you happened to walk in on.” – Linda Dilworth. When you see someone who is old, or disabled, or in poverty or crazy, that is not their whole story. Often, if we knew the whole story, we would be amazed and moved. Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, Reasons to Live, Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, creativity, love, Taoism | 7 Comments

Born Again

Posted on June 24, 2016 by admin

Where do you go when you get out of prison? How do you start your life over almost from scratch? How relevant are those challenges to those we all face? After two years outside the prison walls, Marlon has some experiences that seem highly instructive and inspiring for all of us. Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, happiness, Reasons to Live | Tagged Braille, courage, creativity, freedom, living fully, patience, persistence, prison | 3 Comments

Five Things Not to Think About

Posted on April 8, 2016 by admin

Thinking about sex is the opposite of doing it. Thinking in general is the opposite of experiencing. Save the brain for what it evolved for, solving real problems, and give it a rest when you want to create, love, laugh, relax, or be sexy. Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, happiness | Tagged athletics, creativity, happiness, laughter, love, relaxation, sex, thinking | 2 Comments

Life, Jazz, and Basketball

Posted on November 11, 2015 by admin

There are “I”s in team. The way is not to suppress yourself, but to become more fully yourself as your context and situation lead you. Like jazz and basketball, life requires you to be yourself and respond to others as well. Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, Reasons to Live, Uncategorized | Tagged basketball, cooperation, creativity, independence, jazz, team | 2 Comments

5 Ways of Looking at Yourself

Posted on August 18, 2015 by admin

These five meditations will help you step outside your mind. You can see things differently out there. I suggest trying one at a time over a series of days to see which you like. Some may not be right for … Continue reading →

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The River of Creation

Posted on June 5, 2015 by admin

The world is creative and you are too. Enjoy it and add your own creativity to the flow. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, creation, creativity, fish, Internet, mandala, murals, Web | 2 Comments

The Story of Your Life

Posted on May 26, 2015 by admin

Say you are a movie director shooting a film of your own life. How do you see the story unfolding? Is it a biopic, perhaps starting when your parents got together, and ending with a touching funeral? Do you star … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biography, courage, creativity, death, eulogies, family, feminine mystique, flow, Hunger Games, immigration, letting go, life, living fully, Martin Luther King, memoir, not about you, path, patience, self-blame, Selma, story | 8 Comments

Prepare to be Amazed

Posted on September 19, 2014 by admin

“To be awake is to live in a constant state of amazement.” – Jack Kornfield, paraphrasing the Buddha Last month I was lucky enough to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was a family event; there were eight of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged awareness, bodies, Carnaval, cells, children, creativity, gratitude, jellyfish, joy, music, ocean within, proteins, sex, tentacles | 8 Comments