How to Cook Your Life
When I hear lectures or see video of Zen Buddhist masters, they are usually full of joy, easy to laugh, wise, and relaxed. All of their work has led them to this place of seeming peace and infinite...
View ArticleMonday Inspiration: Still
A respite from the literal and figurative noise of our lives, Mary Jo Hoffman’s beautifully minimal blog STILL chronicles the found objects she’s gathered nearby. I’ve been leaving it open in my...
View ArticleCreativity takes quiet, solitude, slowness
I have a few projects I’m working on right now. One small project is pure graphic design of existing information-heavy content, with precedent and brand standards to work off of. A second larger...
View Article“What I learned when you went away”
Watch the video for Simone White’s “Flowers in May”. As NPR Music says, it’s an “achingly beautiful tribute to the memory of a friend who passed away.” “The feeling I was trying to convey in the song...
View ArticleMonday inspiration: Suffering from a crocodile
I’m a sucker for anthromorphizing your inner demons and making art out of ‘em. The above story, “In Between”, is a nice narrative representation of the Zen meditation concept of “making friends with...
View ArticleHeadspace: a great intro to meditation
Meditation instruction and establishing a practice can range from intimidating to unorthodox. It can seem too daunting to create a new habit, or too hippie-dippie for you, or too out-of-reach for your...
View ArticleTesting the digital gonging of gongs
As in-person gatherings move to online offerings, so do things like meditation classes and ritual spaces and spaces that require the ringing of bells or the gonging of gongs or the chiming of chimes....
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