This clip from a 1975 documentary of Henry Miller takes place mostly in the writer’s remarkable bathroom and transports you WAY beyond the little room…
Read MoreOpened at Random: Why We Sleep, Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
This morning we opened Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams at random and found this…
Read MoreThe ‘Delicate Cages’ of A Stranger’s Hands (Robert Bly)
More astonishing than the 40+ rings on a stranger’s hands, where the hands themselves. Together they taught me an unexpected lesson, the big gift of my day (along with a poem by Robert Bly).
Read MoreWhat Maurice Sendak Discovered About Aging and His Tender Blessing
In this animated clip Christophe Niemann illustrated from Terry Gross’ last interview with Maurice Sendak a year before he passed away, the author of Where the Wild Things Are, shares some very tender wisdom…
Read MoreWhy Napping Is Essential to Well-Being and How To Do It (with Haiku)
Sleep researcher Damien Leger is determined to dispell modern-day guilt about fatigue and napping, because, he says, it is an essential practice, not a luxury of the lazy or entitled…
Read MoreEphemeral Curtains and Room Dividers Strung on Wires Are Easy to Do
In these images of gauzy curtains hung on simple wires via Clothier Aurelie Lecuyer, the lack of an imposing curtain rod achieves a pleasingly minimalist and ephemeral quality that’s easy and inexpensive…
Read MoreBeing Matter of Fact about Failure and Other Lessons from Mary Oliver
Of the many tributes we’ve read about poet Mary Oliver’s passing, the most moving was Summer Brennan’s short remembrance about what her teacher taught her…
Read MoreHow to Edit Your Life (Werner Herzog)
When guest-contributor David Saltman met filmmaker Werner Herzog, he found him full of amazingly on-point advice…
Read MoreMartin Luther King, Jr on Resisting Violence to the Spirit
Martin Luther King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence go far beyond political activism and protest. They are a way of life, applicable on even the most personal and private level, Principle Five in particular.
Read MoreMary Oliver’s Instructions for Living
In this often dark times, I am grateful for the potent little instructions for living Mary Oliver gave us.
Read MoreZoe Leonard on Why Her 1992 Poem “I Want a President” Stays Viral
When this astonishing image came over our email transom today, its force and clarity stopped us in our tracks. 25+ after she wrote it, artist Zoe Leonard refines its message.
Read MorePlaying with Aluminum Foil Yields Knives, Balls, Stunning Sculpture (John Chamberlain)
The latest DIY craze of hammering tin foil to make metal-hard objects led us to discovery of artist John Chamberlain’s dazzling foil alchemy…
Read MoreA Quieting Alternative to Meditation (Walt Cotten, Franz Kafka, Mary Oliver)
There is a very old, very simple practice that can do much to restore balance in our ever-on times. Franz Kafka described it perfectly over 100 years ago; Mary Oliver did recently…
Read MoreThe Slowdown: A 5-Minute Literary Once-a Day Multivitamin for the Soul
The Slowdown, a daily 5-minute long podcast from U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, is remarkable in its power to truly slow down time and transport you OUT of the busy mulit-tasking present.
Read MoreLemon Amplified and Seen Anew (Pablo Neruda)
Stumbling on a picture we took a decade ago, we were reminded of the simple, elemental brilliance of friend’s impromptu invention, amplified by Neruda’s Lemon Poem.
Read MoreGreta Thunberg’s Fierce Clarity Gives Us Hope
In the face of seemingly unsolvable problems of our world, we’ve been heartened by the fierce activism, voice and presence of young adults, like sixteen year old climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Read MoreOpened at Random: A Guide to the I Ching “The Zig Zag Path of the Creative”
This morning we opened A Guide to the I Ching by Carole Anthony at random and found this…
Read MoreJocelyn Glie’s Newsletter: Ideas for Finding Creativity and Meaning Delivered to Your Inbox
Among the email newsletters I subscribe to, From the Curious Mind of Jocelyn K. Glei is one where I always find something that challenges my thinking and/or makes my life better.
Read MoreA Beautiful Trippy Voyage Deep Inside a Giant Redwood Leaf (with Big Bill Neidjie + Ansel Adams)
Two minutes of wonder to start the day: this wondrous, trippy visualization by the inside of a giant redwood tree leaf, with a remarkable poem by Australian Aboriginal elder Big Bill Neidjie…
Read MoreA Messy Scrap Ribbon Collection Inspires Delights and Inventions
By saving bits of ribbon and string, I’m not just recycling them to use on other gifts; I’m collecting a beautiful materials to use for all sorts of applications…
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