yesterday at the meditation meetup, we watched a film, doing time, doing vipassana – a moving documentary of how meditation can change life in prison. this is the story of an ancient meditation technique named vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good. it is… Continue reading meditation in an indian prison
Category: creativity: poetry, art, etc.
creativity: the murky mind
this is the first in a series of blog conversations about creativity with jeremy of PsyBlog, one of the leading psychology blogs. in a post in january, jeremy wrote how do great artists create? how do brilliant scientists solve the hardest problems in their field? listen to them try to explain and you’ll probably be… Continue reading creativity: the murky mind
a poem, with love
whatever you say it’s alright i take your word i take it in into my ears into my heart into my bones i take your words into the cradle of my arms choobeechoocheecha rock them to sleep in their own sound and let them rest and let them dream deep in my soul when they… Continue reading a poem, with love
chinese love peas
it’s friday: frozen pea day. what’s that? two months ago, susan reynolds found out she had breast cancer, and she started posting about it on twitter. all the twitterers flocked around her in a beautiful show of friendship and support. what about the peas? susan discovered that frozen peas were ideal in helping keep the… Continue reading chinese love peas
a gallery of compassion
you may remember that a little while ago, i participated in the compassion project put together by the three monks. we were all asked about presenting our unique thoughts, definitions and views of compassion. i wrote about compassion and social media. this group writing project has come to an end. i’d like to present to… Continue reading a gallery of compassion
wordless wednesday with a twist
some of you have already made the acquaintance of my wonderful friend tina. i’ve rarely met someone so full of fire, fun and creativity. tina is working on a book project. until about 10 years ago or so, tina couldn’t read. it’s not because she’s stupid. far from it. she just experiences the world a… Continue reading wordless wednesday with a twist
we
i just came across this poem i wrote last year while having lunch at a winery near kelowna with a stunning view overlooking slopes studded with grape-heavy vines and the sparkling, sparkling okanagan lake. once again it drives home the biggest learning i received last year: how deeply i am, and we all are, imbedded… Continue reading we
let’s remember jane doe, not willy pickton
there is a sad mystery in the trial of william pickton, the trial of canada’s most gruesome serial murder. dozens of women disappeared between 1997 and 2002 from vancouver’s downtown eastside, and today william pickton, a pig farmer from coquitlam, a city part of great vancouver, was charged with second degree murder of six of… Continue reading let’s remember jane doe, not willy pickton
journaling: now we’re really getting creative
who says you can only use words when journaling? see what suzi blue is doing with her journals:
what do your favourite words tell you about yourself?
yesterday, i came across a post by lisa collazo on good therapy that inspired me to follow her idea to really look into what words mean for us. one of her questions was – what are your favourite words? here they are, with an explanation why – and read on, because we’ll turn it into… Continue reading what do your favourite words tell you about yourself?