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Image: Anonymous, Marcia Painting Self-Portrait Using Mirror (detail), in Giovanni Boccaccio’s De Mulieribus Claris, c. 1403. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. NOT ME What looks back What wallows in pain, seeking more pain What seeks to justify itself What clings to the past What feels … Continue reading Journaling: Not Me, Me
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Thank you, Giorgio Finetti, for this amazing composition and musical arrangement. This song was loosely based on my poem “Evening in a New Town,” published in Tigertail. Continue reading Song Demo: Bougie Town
This mantra is quoted from Kenny Werner’s amazing book for musicians, Effortless Mastery. Continue reading Breath Mantra Meme for Musicians
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The wind sang low At the window in the hall door. Bless me! exclaimed in a space between rooms, Could that be a visitant there? It was as if a gust of air Had blow aside the wayward view; The … Continue reading Poem: The Angel of the Oak
Deep, conscious breathing is among the simplest and most effective forms of meditation. Mantras help by giving your mind something to focus on so that it can escape its own chatter. The Mindful Bard breath mantras can be practised at … Continue reading Breath Mantra Meme for the Wounded
The Mindful Bard 