In case you haven’t been able to get away enough this summer, or have but are wondering where it went, here are a some lovely time-stopping moments of summer…
Read MoreUpdate on My Recent Minor Disaster, with Thanks
The first grueling leg of the unexpected challenge that appeared in my life recently is over, and I am left with many gifts, and a lot of gratitude.
Read MoreAretha Sings the Joy and Jumpstarts Mine (The Blue Brothers)
This remarkable clip of the great Aretha dancing and leaning back singing FREEDOM proved an unexpectedly powerful antidote to challenging personal times.
Read MoreWhen Things Fall Apart, I Turn to This Powerful Survival Manual
As the challenge that appeared in my life recently continues, I turn daily to the best survival manual I know, and this passage in particular.
Read MoreGone to Navigate a Lesson in Impermanence (Pema Chodron)
An unexpected blip in my life necessitates my taking time off from Improvised Life. Not “to relax a little”. More like a lesson in impermanence.
Read MoreViewing the Day as a Blank Canvas
Every morning when we open our office for work, we take a minute to look at this image of artist Lucio Fontana. We love its enduring message.
Read MoreA Sicilian Cook’s Perfect Tomato Salad
The most perfect tomato salad I’ve ever had was made by wine writer Anthony Giglio following the formula of Lucia Lo Presti, his Sicilian mama-on-law. Here’s her formula.
Read MoreAll You Have to Do (John Cage with Fast Forward)
These remarkable words by John Cage made us think of two teeny videos made by his friend Fast Forward that expand them…
Read MoreOne Year in 40 Seconds Is a Meditation on the Change Going On All Around Us (with Rumi + Rilke)
This lovely, short, time-lapse video is a meditative reminder that the world is doing its creative thing around us, the only constant is change.
Read MoreA Guide to Eating As Many Flowers as Possible
“One of my life’s quests has been to eat as many flowers as possible” wrote Dina Falconi in her wonderful book. Then she showed us how…
Read MoreOpened at Random: Chronicles Vol 1 by Bob Dylan
This morning, we opened Chronicles Volume 1 by Bob Dylan at random and found this…
Read More10 Enduring Rules for the Creative Life (Sister Corita Kent + John Cage)
This remarkable set of 10 “rules” for creative living and working taught by Sister Corita Kent and John Cage have guided artists for over 50 years.
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