The ability to see into, explore, and feel the same sensations as other minds is vital, primarily for writers, and to a lesser degree for other artists and some research scientists. Many creative people are born with a natural tendency to empathise, but this gift can also be cultivated by the right circumstances and intentions. Continue reading Creative Empathy
Life-Sized Statue of Nepalese Micro-Elephant Gift of Nepalese royalty to Dr. Mycenae T. Consonant for the original Repository Collection Jade, c. 800 BC 1 ¼” x 1 ¼” (shown roughly full size) Evolved from the Dwarf Elephants of Crete, … Continue reading From the Exhibition Catalog of a Repository of Wonders: Life-Sized Statue of Nepalese Micro-Elephant
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When things and people start looking empty and menacing, it’s a sign your heart is closing off, probably out of some mistaken fear. Don’t worry— you can reverse the downhill slide just by looking for love. Look for love in trees that dare to thrive in concrete, in architecture that’s beautiful in spite of the ugliness around it, in loving couples, in mothers who stay calm when their babies cry. There’s something else, and this one’s harder. Admit that for everything and everyone that you love deeply, you harbour a small amount of hatred. Be ruthless with yourself about this. … Continue reading When Everything Starts Going Ugly
““If you have a golf-ball-sized consciousness, when you read a book, you’ll have a golf-ball-sized understanding; when you look out a window, a golf-ball-sized awareness, when you wake up in the morning, a golf-ball-sized wakefulness . . .” ~ David Lynch Continue reading David Lynch on Consciousness, Creativity, and the Brain
The Mindful Bard 