London Calling
Yeah, I was there too
An’ you know what they said
Well some of it was true!
London Calling
At the top of the dial
After all this, won’t you give me a smile?
-The Clash
We leave for London on Thursday. We will be visiting the British Museum to take in the First Emperor: China’s Terra Cotta Army Exhibit. The Terra Cotta [...]
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London Calling
Posted in Creativity, Education, Favorite stuff, Inspiration, Museums, Nature, Opportunity, Sculpture, Spirituality, Vacation, tagged Chinese Terra Cotta Warriors, London, The Clash on March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Core of the Ego: A New Earth Webcast Chapter 3
Posted in Favorite stuff, Inspiration, Spirituality, tagged A New Earth, Eckart Tolle, ego, Oprah, presence, worry on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The New Earth webcast with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle continued its discussion on the ego this past week. In this segment, Eckhart discussed the core of the ego.
Earlier we were introduced to the ego which was defined as that which we identify with: concepts, our story, our past.
Now it was time to discuss what makes [...]
Quotable Monday
Posted in Favorite stuff, Inspiration, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged Quotes on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed,
and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still.
-Deng Ming-Dao
The Urban Playground Movement
Posted in Creativity, Favorite stuff, Humor, Inspiration, Nature, Networking, Self-confidence, tagged Banditos Misteriosos, Boston, Faneuil Hall, Pillow fight, Quincy Market on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Boston today there was a meet-up of various people who celebrated International Pillow Fight Day. IPFD states that such as event is a way to redefine public space, “to free it from the endless creep of advertising.”
The Boston event is organized by Banditos Misteriosos. Banditos also organized The Silent Dance Experiment in February. At that event [...]
Holi: The Festival of Colors
Posted in Creativity, Favorite stuff, Inspiration, Nature, Spirituality, tagged Festival of Colors, Hindu, Holi, Krishna, spring on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Holi, a major Hindu holiday celebrated on the day after the full moon. Holi is also known as the Spring Festival which marks the arrival of spring; the season of hope and joy.
Holi also commemorates various events in Hindu mythology, in particular the evil king Hiranyakashipu who forbid his son Prahlad from worshipping [...]
Laurie Mika Workshop
Posted in Art Date, Collage, Creativity, Favorite stuff, Finding a voice, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Nature, Sculpture, Self-confidence, Spirituality, art, tagged Celtic, Inspiration, Laurie Mika, Mixed Media, mosaics, Spirit on March 21, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Last weekend I had the wonderful experience of taking a mosiac icon workshop with Laurie Mika. I’ve been intrigued with Laurie’s work ever since I bought her book Mixed Media Mosaics.
Laurie’s mosiacs.
The workshop took place at Absolutely Everything in Topsfield, MA. Karen, Judy and I made plans to attend together and make it a girls [...]
Ostara
Posted in Favorite stuff, Inspiration, Nature, Spirituality, tagged Easter, Ostara, pagan, spring, Vernal Equinox on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ostara is a neopagan holiday that is celebrated around the time of the Vernal (spring) Equinox when day and night are nearly of equal length.
Ostara comes from the name of an ancient German Goddess, Ostara, after whom the Easter festival may have been named (as speculated by Jacob Grimm in Deutsche Mythologie.) In addition, Grimm’s [...]
Quotable Monday
Posted in Favorite stuff, Humor, Inspiration, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged Irish Blessings, St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As you slide down the banisters of life,
may the splinters never point the wrong way.
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May you always be blessed with walls for the wind,
a roof for the rain,
a warm cup of tea by the fire,
laughter to cheer you,
those you love near you,
and all that your heart might desire.
-Irish Blessings
Its All About the Stuff: A New Earth Webcast Chapter 2
Posted in Balance, Creativity, Favorite stuff, Inspiration, Intuition, Self-confidence, Spirituality, tagged A New Earth, Alison Lee, Christine Kane, Craftcast, Eckhart Tolle, ego, Oprah on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The webcast for A New Earth started delving into the ego this week. Ouch; my brain hurts. This is deep stuff and, admittedly, some may look at it and think What is this airy-fairy, meta-physical psycho-babble?
When you think about ego, what comes to mind? A person who is “full” of him or herself? Donald Trump? [...]
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