heavy rains, windstorms, snowfall, slush – all that happened here in the last few weeks. outside. and then there are the seasonal storms inside. this is a difficult time of year for quite a few people. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) troubles some, and others get the christmas blues. for the weather outside, we wear clothes… Continue reading seasonal storms
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grow a brain: surf with the sufis
at the alliance for arts and culture 20th anniversary party yesterday, i met writer and photographer ruth seeley, whose blog started me on an interesting little surfing journey. it led me to jecate’s blog, who again led me to grow a brain, one of those blogs that you can spend days and days on, written… Continue reading grow a brain: surf with the sufis
of gods and apes
idle thoughts on a wednesday night … being human is such a strange experience. we’re not animals, or at least we don’t see ourselves as such. and we’re not gods. or at least we don’t see ourselves as such. we’re not good, we’re not bad. we may be driving the planet into destruction, or are… Continue reading of gods and apes
of praise and other good things
genkaku talks about praise: I like to praise things. It feels delightful. It feels good. It feels right. And I imagine other people have similar feelings. Of course, sometimes they can be pretty obnoxious about it — praising one god or another and insisting you do the same — but in general I like to… Continue reading of praise and other good things
9 small ways to feed your spirit
most people i know want to have a stronger spiritual life. somehow it seems difficult to do that, though, because there are so many things that distract us. then you find yourself in the bathroom brushing your teeth, dead tired, and the though flits through your mind, “drat, another day when i didn’t meditate”. if… Continue reading 9 small ways to feed your spirit
anorexia and sex
a while ago, i wrote a blog entry about what sorts of keywords people like to google in connection with anorexia. i was surprised to see that the vast majority of keyword demands were not for how to recover from anorexia but for things like “anorexic nudes”, “anorexic porn”, etc. and wouldn’t you know it,… Continue reading anorexia and sex
what is an artist?
who is an artist? that was a question posed yesterday. here’s my working definition for today: an artist is someone who repeatedly and over extended periods of time expresses her or his experience, knowledge, talent, skill or other internal processes to design unique objects, processes or points of view. most artists are internally driven to… Continue reading what is an artist?
the 10 paradoxes of creative people
pre-eminent psychologist mihaly cziszentmihalyi about the ten paradoxes of creative people. here’s an abbreviated version: 1. Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they’re also often quiet and at rest. … One manifestation of energy is sexuality. Creative people are paradoxical in this respect also. They seem to have quite a strong… Continue reading the 10 paradoxes of creative people
art and psychology
in this month of concentration on the arts, i’m amazed at the many topics i didn’t touch. here’s a few of them the psychology of photography the healing power of pottery movement therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder therapy for actors anorexia among dancers psychology and architecture art and mental illness … and what else could… Continue reading art and psychology
all in the service of art
this nervous running and rubbing, gargling and popping of eyes, fingers racing up and down, legs twitching, coffee-coated tongue and smoke on grey teeth: all in the service of art. yellow-stained thumb pressing down again and again until the colour stays – where is it where is it i knew i had it here –… Continue reading all in the service of art