16 September 2009
13 September 2009
12 September 2009
quote: buddha
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
31 August 2009
ecclesiastes 3:1-8
For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
23 August 2009
21 August 2009
16 August 2009
14 August 2009
13 August 2009
Does the Universe Exist if We're Not Looking?
an article from Discovery Magazine; enjoy :-)
Does the Universe Exist if We're Not Looking?
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Does the Universe Exist if We're Not Looking?
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11 August 2009
drumming, performing and concerts...
In my quest for good music and dancing through the years, I used to attend a lot of concerts. Always on the outlook for Peak and Shared Experiences, concerts were a source of endless entertainment for me.
But recently I noticed that something inside of me has changed. I no longer go to concerts. I'm not even tempted. What happened?
Well, I became a hand drummer, that's what happened.
From my very first drum circle, I was hooked. It was a process, but it didn't really take long: I now have three African-style drums, and I guess I can say in all honesty and almost without blushing: I am a drummer. I even practice. Sometimes.
But I realized the other day that there has been an interesting unintended consequence of my drumming: I now rarely, if ever, go to concerts. The flavor has gone out of it for me. Not in a bad way; I honestly don't miss them, and I still listen to enormous amounts of music of all genres. Finding and listening to good music is still one of my primary hobbies.
But what I have noticed is that hand drummers prefer to perform, rather than to stand around and listen. We'd rather play, even if no one else is around to hear us. We gather together, if only for each other, in large and small groups, and drum. Endlessly.
Drummers don't have to pay to go to concerts. We make the concerts happen. We create our own music. And we are not alone: our friends are hoopers and dancers and fire-spinners, and we all perform together, and for each other.
A lot of my friends are burners -we go to Burning Events, either local, regional or national (like Burning Man) - and the same energy is true at those events: we're all performers, artists, participants. There are no celebrities or rock stars. If there is a stage, we all take turns performing for each other. Audience and performers become one and the same. The line is blurred, and eventually erased.
And as far as drum circles are concerned: we never have to pay to get in. Drum circles are, for the most part, free. If you have to pay to play, something's wrong.
Once you cross that line, from being a member of an Audience to being one of the Performers, the Peak Experience is almost guaranteed. You might still go to a concert now and then (especially if it's your son's band :-), but you have been forever changed: now you ARE the band.
Try it sometime, you might like it. Who knows? Maybe this time next year, you will own three African drums...
But recently I noticed that something inside of me has changed. I no longer go to concerts. I'm not even tempted. What happened?
Well, I became a hand drummer, that's what happened.
From my very first drum circle, I was hooked. It was a process, but it didn't really take long: I now have three African-style drums, and I guess I can say in all honesty and almost without blushing: I am a drummer. I even practice. Sometimes.
But I realized the other day that there has been an interesting unintended consequence of my drumming: I now rarely, if ever, go to concerts. The flavor has gone out of it for me. Not in a bad way; I honestly don't miss them, and I still listen to enormous amounts of music of all genres. Finding and listening to good music is still one of my primary hobbies.
But what I have noticed is that hand drummers prefer to perform, rather than to stand around and listen. We'd rather play, even if no one else is around to hear us. We gather together, if only for each other, in large and small groups, and drum. Endlessly.
Drummers don't have to pay to go to concerts. We make the concerts happen. We create our own music. And we are not alone: our friends are hoopers and dancers and fire-spinners, and we all perform together, and for each other.
A lot of my friends are burners -we go to Burning Events, either local, regional or national (like Burning Man) - and the same energy is true at those events: we're all performers, artists, participants. There are no celebrities or rock stars. If there is a stage, we all take turns performing for each other. Audience and performers become one and the same. The line is blurred, and eventually erased.
And as far as drum circles are concerned: we never have to pay to get in. Drum circles are, for the most part, free. If you have to pay to play, something's wrong.
Once you cross that line, from being a member of an Audience to being one of the Performers, the Peak Experience is almost guaranteed. You might still go to a concert now and then (especially if it's your son's band :-), but you have been forever changed: now you ARE the band.
Try it sometime, you might like it. Who knows? Maybe this time next year, you will own three African drums...
10 August 2009
avett brothers: murder in the city
look past the title and listen... with my own little dedication to my children, with love...
04 August 2009
01 June 2009
26 May 2009
quote: buddha
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
10 May 2009
younger
They cannot slow down.
They are in the middle of their youth.
I look into their fast eyes…
They do not see me.
They do not know wisdom, and
The frequency of Elders is in a range they can not yet hear.
They do not ask the questions,
so they do not hear the answers.
They are angst and passion,
Goals and thought.
Always thinking.
Always moving.
I remember this.
I was once as they are now.
So the faster they go,
The slower I respond.
Slow down, I whisper.
This is not a race.
There are people here to help you.
There are people here to guide you.
Listen.
There are angels among you,
And you do not know who they are.
You will never know who they are.
Stop.
Breathe.
Relax.
Let the future come.
Be here now.
I will hold you in my wisdom,
I will rock you to your peace.
Listen and dream.
Sleep and let go.
You are safe.
05 May 2009
02 May 2009
24 April 2009
22 April 2009
quote: lao tzu
He who knows does not speak.
He who speaks does not know.
Close the mouth.
Shut the door of desire.
Blunt the sharpness.
Untie the tangles.
Soften the light.
Become one with the dusty world.
09 April 2009
07 April 2009
05 April 2009
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