in the spring, as part of a blog book tour, i posted a number of articles on eric maisel’s ten zen seconds. it’s a book that i come back to over and over again. below are summaries of a few more interviews with him – go check them out, especially if you’re an artist: shifting… Continue reading more emotional health for artists
Category: creativity: poetry, art, etc.
shining a light on the demon
i still believe i am the gutter queen, green slime all over me, long, torn red ribbons in my filthy hair. i’m bobbing up and down in rain-drenched clothes in my black ship up on a raging river in the sewer. i’m comfortable thinking that i’ll never be up there, competing with the humans for… Continue reading shining a light on the demon
poem: the gutter queen
i still believe i am the gutter queen, green slime all over me, long, torn red ribbons in my filthy hair. i’m bobbing up and down in rain-drenched clothes in my black ship up on a raging river in the sewer. i’m comfortable thinking that i’ll never be up there, competing with the humans for… Continue reading poem: the gutter queen
stress and writing
a guest article by alex i don’t write when i’m stressed because my thoughts become unclear and nothing i write sounds good to me. it seems that all my thoughts are mush and there is no direction, so i stop. the thing about that is that if i focused on the issue which is that… Continue reading stress and writing
book surprise
like surprises? well, phylameana lila désy, the intrepid mistress of the carnival of healing, just got one. would you like one, too? what surprise, you ask? errrrr … not gonna tell you. not just now. i will tell you it has something to do with books. so let’s talk about books and reading. did you… Continue reading book surprise
about birds and books
my friend aaron zacharias – not aaron the walker but aaron the painter – shares this beautiful story: thursday, one of my clients, on a whim wanted us to go downtown and visit the library. then he asked if we could look around in a couple of antiquarian bookstores on pender. in one of these… Continue reading about birds and books
solstice 2007
gentle rain links this soft night with soil, still steaming from the day – ride upwards to those stars in wafts of early summer. and already the seed of fall is getting ready, yawning, stretching, scratching the green of a blade here and there. solstice tonight, and everything here contains everything. those clouds that cover… Continue reading solstice 2007
hi dad!
remember the inspiration post? you never know what’s going to inspire you. i just found a new blog that i’m going to try and follow, written by a venture capitalist in new york, and his blog entry for today was very short: i just called my dad. got voice mail. wished him a happy father’s… Continue reading hi dad!
5 energizers
my blogging friend pamm from my secret spiritual dance tagged me with a meme about energy. it was started by cardin at optimistlab. so what are my five favourite ways to increase energy? i think i’ll just list the first five that come to mind. dancing! dancing always makes me happy and feel alive. sometimes… Continue reading 5 energizers
of tractors and violins
well, we’re back from alberta. we went there for my graduation from the master of distance education program at athabasca university. it was a nice ceremony but the best part was when i came home to a letter from the university, telling me that i had won the annual tim byrnes scholarship for “combining academic… Continue reading of tractors and violins