In this animated clip Christophe Niemann illustrated from Terry Gross’ last interview with Maurice Sendak a year before he passed away, the author of Where the Wild Things Are, shares some very tender wisdom…
Read MoreHow to Edit Your Life (Werner Herzog)
When guest-contributor David Saltman met filmmaker Werner Herzog, he found him full of amazingly on-point advice…
Read MoreMartin Luther King, Jr on Resisting Violence to the Spirit
Martin Luther King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence go far beyond political activism and protest. They are a way of life, applicable on even the most personal and private level, Principle Five in particular.
Read MoreMary Oliver’s Instructions for Living
In this often dark times, I am grateful for the potent little instructions for living Mary Oliver gave us.
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 MoreThree Artists Approaching Their Canvas Inspire the Coming Year
Looking through the archive of images and quotes I keep for inspiration, I came across a theme I hadn’t realized I was collecting and heartening words from Agnes Martin…
Read More“I like to be like a big oak tree”: Willie Stargell via Mister Rogers
Sublime: the first 25 seconds of this Mister Rogers’ interview with Pittsburgh Pirate baseball player Willie Stargell.
Read MoreOpened at Random: Flights (Olga Tokarczuk) “…the engine that drives changes”
This morning we opend Flights at random and found this…
Read MoreBalancing Advice from Thích Nhất Hạnh
When we read this remarkable quote from Thích Nhất Hạnh, first we thought, What great advice for caregivers. Then we thought, What great advice for being with anyone…
Read MoreBill Hicks’ Knockout 2 Minutes about The Choice We Have Right Now
Like the greatest stand-up comics with whom he is equated, Bill Hick nails what is REALLY going on…
Read MoreUseful Ideas about Paths We Find Ourselves On (Richard Long, Buson, Trungpa Rimpoche)
As we navigate our life, remarkable works on the theme of “paths” by artist Richard Long got us thinking and stumbling on some serious wisdom…
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 Moreyayoi kusama does halloween: ‘the spirit of the pumpkins descend into the heavens’
For Halloween, we’re loving pumpkins transformed by Yayoi Kusama’s unique vision. She made them wondrous in ways no one had ever imagined and changed the way we see them forever.
Read MoreHow to Navigate the Darkness of our Time (Fred Rogers)
The great Mister Rogers who lived in the neighborhood where the Saturday’s heartbreaking shooting took place, had much to say about how to navigating darkness.
Read MoreBrian Eno’s Oblique Strategy: Don’t Wait for Inspiration. Do this instead…
This video of artist and musician Brian Eno is full of interesting ideas about the creative process. The best, to us, is right up front in the first 1:44 minutes…
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 More‘Don’t try’ and other Practical Wisdom from Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski said many wise things in his life. We especially like is antodote for depression and burnout, and his views on “trying”…
Read MorePractical REAL-Life Wisdom from the Very Wise Ann Lamott
When she turned 61, Anne Lamott decided to “take the opportunity to write down every single thing I know, as of today.” It is a seriously good distillation of decades of living from the author of Bird by Bird.
Read MoreJOMO, A Simple Less-is-More Antidote to FOMO
Lately we’ve been interested to read about an antidote to FOMO — fear of missing out — that has been gaining steam.
Read MoreBenediction for an Ordinary Day (John O’Donohue)
Some of the best blessings, benedictions and well-wishes we know can be found in Irish poet John O’Donohue’s book, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, like this one for an ordinary day.
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