your daily rock : life is art
Art and life are not two separate things. Your life–this one right now, this one right here–is the most beautiful piece of art you will ever create. Use many, many colors. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
thinking thursday.
mind One question that changes everything: “I wondered what it would be like to ask myself, ‘What could (potentially) be good about this?’ when facing challenging situations.” And another question that changes everything: “One of the best questions you can ask when something negative happens is this: ‘What does this …
your daily rock : break old patterns
“When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.” -Tuli Kupferberg One interesting thing about life is that at a certain point, it all starts repeating. Or perhaps it’s been repeating all along and it just takes a certain distance (age?) to begin seeing the patterns that emerge, again and again. And …
your daily rock : own your messiness
You know what? Life is messy. Gloriously, beautifully, hotly messy. Love the mess. Own the mess. Tidiness is overrated. As Eve Ensler said, “Good is towing the line, being behaved, being quiet, being passive, fitting in, being liked, and great is being messy, having a belly, speaking your mind, standing …
your daily rock : stop comparing yourself to others
Comparisons are odious, according to Shakespeare. Dude knew what he was talking about. Every comparison is a false comparison of your insides with other people’s outsides. And every false comparison will block you, stop you in your tracks, make you small. Notice them, and let them go, those odious comparisons. …
your daily rock : you’ve got the power
You’ve got the power to say yes. You’ve got the power to say no. You’ve got the power to be happy. You’ve got the power to be unhappy. You’ve got the power to be lonely. You’ve got the power to love solitude. You’ve got the power to stretch. You’ve got …
your daily rock : come as you are
In the past year, I learned that transparency and honesty are not the same thing. That I like things on a very human scale. That I love to hug people and be hugged. That fat is a protective device. That I am invested in stories that no longer serve me. …
your daily rock : nurture your creative spirit
When we lose touch with our creative spirit, it’s because we’ve lost the capacity to play, to stand barefoot in grass, to blow bubbles, to explore what makes us laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) knew what it was to tap into our creative spirit: “When we …
your daily rock : tell them your story
It is clear to me that the shortest distance between two people is a story. If I know your story, I can connect with you at a deeper level, from a place of deeper understanding, and perhaps even from a place of knowing, of recognition. When I know your story, …
thinking thursday.
MIND Here are 20 classic novels you’ve (probably) never heard of. For your reading list? The science of self-deceit: “After three decades of pondering how self-deception might have given our predecessors an evolutionary advantage, Trivers has come up with a theory: We often deceive ourselves because it then becomes easier …
