Frequent contributor S.B. Dworski dives into John Koenig’s deeply beautiful concept, Sonder, which has poignant resonance today.
Read MoreLife Lessons from 100 Days of Seeing Color in the Garden (Lorene Edwards Forkner)
After a particularly rough period of her life, artist and gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner embarked on an unusual daily practice, that quietly taught her some very big lessons.
Read MoreReal-Life Comics about Letting Go of Expectations and Other Important Topics
We’re loving comic artist Edith Zimmerman’s wonderful site,, Drawing Links. It features comics that tell the story of an experience she’s had along with links she’s found apropos. Subjects include Time, Tao Te Ching, Home Decor… Here’s a favorite…
Read MoreRisk Equivalents of Common Activities (Roz Chast)
At the New Yorker, cartoonist Roz Chast takes on the kind of equation we are seeing everywhere, of “experts” assessing the level of risk in commonly enjoyed activities of human existence.
Read MoreRadio Garden, Planting Seeds Around the World and in Hearts
When Radio Garden starts to load, the words “planting seeds” appears on the screen. Then a virtual globe appears around which you travel to tune into thousands of live radio stations around the world. It is magic.
Read MoreEscape to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Casa Azul
Transported via the virtual tour of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Casa Azul in Mexico City, we found ourselves wandering through gardens, studios and living spaces: much-needed escape and delight.
Read MoreThe Immediacy Filter Helps Answer Yes or No
Just about every week, we find something useful in Kevin Kelly’s newsletter Recomendo, a handful of “cool stuff” from really smart people. The latest is The Immediacy Filter.
Read More‘Beautiful News’: A Daily Hit of Positive to Antidote the Media’s Dark Worldview
Over half a century ago in 1967, John Lennon’s ‘A Day in the Life” nailed the feeling of hurried daily life infused with dark news that continues to reverberate today. Check out this antidote to the relentless daily barrage of bleak news…
Read MoreThe Best of Core 77’s Hilarious Weekly Roast of Really Bad Design
Core 77’s Weekly Design Roast gives our Annals of Bad Design a serious run for the money. Rain Noe deconstructs high-minded, idiotic design, channeling the hilarious design thinking behind it.
Read MoreHere’s How to See Everything Ever Posted on Improvised Life Over 10 Years
If you’re in need of illumination NOW, here’s how to scroll through everything ever posted on Improvised Life.
Read MoreWe Edited Our Instagram to Be a Tool of Illumination and Found Wild Poetry
Realizing we disliked Instagram for the “junkfood” feeling it gave us, we embarked upon a rigorous edit. Our criteria: whatever we follow must illuminate.
Read MoreCombine Summer Camp Pleasures with Personal Growth (and Digital Empowerment)
One of the most magical places I know of to take stock of life and transform it is Omega Institute, a true catalyst for change and possibility thinking. I’ll be teaching a workshop there this summer…
Read MoreMacfarlane’s Remarkable Twitter Feed: Flashes of Illumination about Landscape and the Human Heart
Though we’re not fans of Twitter, we are enthralled by British writer Robert Macfarlane’s feed for its remarkable ability to connect us to nature, landscape, heart…
Read MoreThe Slowdown: A 5-Minute Literary Once-a Day Multivitamin for the Soul
The Slowdown, a daily 5-minute long podcast from U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, is remarkable in its power to truly slow down time and transport you OUT of the busy mulit-tasking present.
Read MoreJocelyn Glie’s Newsletter: Ideas for Finding Creativity and Meaning Delivered to Your Inbox
Among the email newsletters I subscribe to, From the Curious Mind of Jocelyn K. Glei is one where I always find something that challenges my thinking and/or makes my life better.
Read MoreHow to Find Nothing But Poems in the Course of Your Day
At poet Ocean Vuong’s tumblr, we found this mind-shifting post…
Read MoreA Powerful Question that Cuts Through the Noise
We invite you to ask this question when editing your life down to what is really important, including where you spend your time —and money— online.
Read MoreBreathe In Blessings (Anne Herbert)
Floating in the internet on an ancient, dormant site called yowow, we found the perfect blessing by the late Anne Herbert…
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…
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