As the challenge that appeared in my life recently continues, I turn daily to the best survival manual I know, and this passage in particular.
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As the challenge that appeared in my life recently continues, I turn daily to the best survival manual I know, and this passage in particular.
Read MoreThis remarkable set of 10 “rules” for creative living and working taught by Sister Corita Kent and John Cage have guided artists for over 50 years.
Read MoreIn this unique view of constraints, not having enough —money, help, whatever— can be a good thing…
Read MoreAt the height of a crisis, a friend sent us this hugely helpful excerpt from Jack Kornfield’s wise book about becoming at ease with the difficulties of life.
Read MoreThe New York Times’ 6 Things You’re Recycling Wrong set us straight about a few things. But Epictetus really gets to the heart of the matter.
Read MoreThis morning I opened “The Creative Habit, Learn It and Use It for Life” to this…
Read MoreEverybody I know, no matter what age or where they live, complains about how fast they feel time flying. Here’s a way to slow it down.
Read MoreBill Murray never ceases to astonish us for his improvised ways and his very actionable brand of wisdom, like this…
Read MoreThis morning we opened Spontaneous Mind: Selected Interviews by poet Allen Ginsberg and found his incredibly wise words of advice…
Read MoreWe found a lovely, simple way to reframe those big existential questions everyone seems to ask themselves about whether they are enough…
Read MoreWe’ve found employing Celeste Headlee’s 10 principles for having a better conversation really DO take the conversation farther. Here they are, including the Crap Advice she advises you forget.
Read MoreThis morning, we opened Mary Oliver’s Devotions to this…
Read MoreIn this short clip, Julia Child attempts flipping a potato pancake — “a rather daring thing to do”— and imparts extraordinary life wisdom when she flubs it.
Read MoreIn this great video, we see a little kid’s unique method of daily affirmations. So we tried it ourselves. It’s both uplifting and energizing.
Read MoreWhen a friend sent us a VENN diagram of the Japanese concept of Ikigai last week, we found we couldn’t get its big fat question out of our mind.
Read MoreDuring a week away where we forgot to check into Improvised Life’s many social media platforms, we discovered “slow thinking”. It is indeed a radical and transformative act.
Read MoreWe’ve often wondered at Dr. Martin Luther King ability to maintain his non-violent stance in the face of numerous threats and arrests. Was he born with it, or was it driven by his powerful faith, or was it something he had to work at daily, a practice?
Read MoreWe were stunned by this image of Mohammed Mohiedin Anis listening to music amidst the dust and debris, fallen-in windows and crumbling walls of his bedroom in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. It holds an essential lesson and reminder.
Read MoreWe love Woodie Guthrie’s 33 New Year’s “Rulins”, hand written 1943 in a notebook with tiny illustrations along side. These six are dazzlers.
Read MoreEvery minute of Zach Lieberman’s AIGA talk is full of amazement. We excerpted our favorite two minutes: the book his stepdaughter River made when she was six year old, called I Am Art.
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