How to Walk Around with “Poet Mind”

Knowing of our love of — and frequent postings of – centuries-old Japanese Haiku, tiny poems that perfectly describe an instant, a friend gave us The Haiku Anthology. It contains very surprising haiku  written by contemporary Americans in English; evidence of modern life is everywhere…as poetry and insight… long meeting I study the pattern embossed on the napkin * freshly…

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Tom Ashcraft: Make the Heart Light Up

(Video link here.)  For years, Thomas Ashcraft has been documenting atmospheric phenomena —meteors, space dusts, the sun, fleeting emanations of cosmic light called sprites. Although he’s gained a lot of recognition for the remarkable sightings he’s recorded in his All Sky Observatory in New Mexico, this is the first video that explores the inside of Tom’s thinking and method, of…

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A Practice for Dire Straits

In January, after Improvised Life had been down for several days, I sent out a message to Friends with Benefits members. The message said, in essence: “The site is down, I hope it will be back and that years of writing and images have not been damaged; please send whatever personal magic you employ my way.” Then it seemed, my only option was to wait and practice Improvised Life’s principles…

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A Thought Experiment for Cultivating Creative Magic

In the park across the way, we found a classic children’s book that we’d somehow never read: The Secret Garden. As Spring transforms the park, it is perfect timing to read about an abandoned garden coming to life. We saw the garden through the eyes of Colin, the young shut-in who experienced Nature for the first time. We discovered an interesting idea to experiment with as well.

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