practices

Kevin Kelly’s 68 Bits of Seriously Good Advice

To celebrate his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly compiled some of the gold he’s learned over his seven decades. The brilliant list provides a roadmap to wholeness and positivity.

The Restorative Powers of Forest Bathing

Every now and again, a reader writes something so perfect, it can be a post unto itself.

Werner Herzog’s Brilliant + Questionable Advice

We are always interested to read advice of creative, original thinkers AND to see what of their wisdom we DON’T buy. We’ve learned the hard way that one size does not fit all. If we are going to forge our unique path, we’d do well to try out what we’re not sure of, embrace what works or rings…

The New 10 Commandments and A Few More

We recently came across this tweet from God, with a new set of refreshing and useful commandments. Equally compelling, were tweets sent in response with suggestions for additional commandments. Here are some favorites:

Gary Snyder’s Instant Perspective Expander

This instant perspective-expander is from The Gary Snyder Reader: Prose, Poetry, and Translations one of our favorite books, where we ALWAYS find something illuminating.

mindfulness practice 101: hang a reminder you’ll see first thing

Not being the best of meditators, we rely on Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh to gently guide us in mindfulness practice, which, he points out, you can do anywhere, anytime: washing the dishes, walking, cleaning the house, listening to a friend. In The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, he outlines…

blackout poetry, a zennish practice you can do anywhere

We recently came across a great example of blackout poetry, poems made by blacking out words in an existing piece of writing, to forge a poem or song with what’s left. Tasha S. tried her hand and “saw a love story between a ghost and a mortal”. Tasha’s “first crack” made us realize that blackout…