Today we opened at random the Book of Joy, Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We found this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: A Field Guide to Getting Lost (How to Be Rich in Loss)
The other day, Lisa Morphew opened A Field Guide to Getting Lost to this (and then she sent it our way):
Read MoreOpened at Random: All the Light We Cannot See (How Light Comes From Darkness)
This morning we opened at random All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr to this:
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 MoreOpened at Random: Flights (Olga Tokarczuk) “…the engine that drives changes”
This morning we opend Flights at random and found this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit
This morning we opened The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit at random and found this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: The Botany of Desire “The Meaning of Life”
This morning we opened The botany of Desire by Michael Pollan at random and found this:
Read MoreOpened at Random: Ancient Trees: Portraits in Time
This morning we opened Ancient Trees: Portraits in Time at random and found this:
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 MoreOpened at Random: Hold Still by Sally Mann
This morning, we opened Hold Still by Sally Mann at random and found this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit on How to Be Lucky
This morning I opened “The Creative Habit, Learn It and Use It for Life” to this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse
This morning we opened The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse to this:
Read MoreOpened at Random: Zen to Go
This morning we opened Zen to Go to this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: The Enlightened Heart, An Anthology of Sacred Poetry
This morning, we opened The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry and found this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: Free Play, Improvisation in Life and Art
This morning, we opened Stephen Nachmanovitch’s Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art to this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: ‘Insomniac City by Bill Hayes
This morning, we opened Bill Hayes’ “Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me” to this…
Read MoreOpened at Random: ‘Devotions’ by Mary Oliver
This morning, we opened Mary Oliver’s Devotions to this…
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 MoreMorning Read: Random Wisdom Found in Kid’s Books
Several months ago, two Little Free Libraries appeared in the park across the way. Since then, we’ve found a number of children’s books with big messages about the creative process. In Art for Children: Paul Klee, Ernst Raboff’s description of Klee’s painting of a treehouse opened our eyes to the many elements of the painting…
Read MoreRandom Find: Klee’s Tree House via Little Free Library
Recently, when a Little Free Library was set up in the park across the way, we discovered an unexpected pleasure of these little public leave-a-book-take-a-book libraries. In a public setting, when you least expect it, in the most random way possible, a book opens in your hands, as Paul Klee (Art for Children Series) did…
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