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Why a Jewel Tree?

December 11, 2019October 6, 2019 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

Wanda Waterman “In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert “The jewel tree opens … Continue reading Why a Jewel Tree?

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Zen and the Art of Going With the Flow

July 8, 2019April 30, 2019 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

Wanda Waterman Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.                ~Laozi In my early teens I became obsessed with macramé, knotting belts, bracelets, and purses like the future depended on it, relying on a library book to teach … Continue reading Zen and the Art of Going With the Flow

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Poet Maeve: The Unfillable Chasm of Inner Need

October 17, 2018August 14, 2018 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

What’s this?
It’s the hole of my inner need.
So why are we stopping?
Continue reading Poet Maeve: The Unfillable Chasm of Inner Need

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Poet Maeve: Look to the Sky

October 8, 2018October 9, 2018 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

When we think about becoming one with objects of desire we try to take those things into ourselves, or to own them. Continue reading Poet Maeve: Look to the Sky

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Zen and the Art of Guitar Mastery

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

“There is only one reason that you ever fail at anything . . . and that is because you eventually change your mind. . . . anything and everything you have ever decided to do, you have succeeded, or will succeed, at doing.” ~Victor L. Wooten in “The Music Lesson” Continue reading Zen and the Art of Guitar Mastery

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