Tax Time Blood Bath

Tax Time Blood Bath

Tax Time Blood Bath   You are standing in a darkened room with a large group of people who, like you, have come to see Tax Time Blood Bath. In front of you are five translucent plinths each glowing with a white light. On each plinth is a transparent table and...
Mandala in apple

Mandala in apple

I was cutting up apples for the porridge this morning and whatever way I cut them they seemed to fit together in a pleasing kind of shape, sculptural almost. I fiddled around with them until I got them into a shape I liked. Then I realised I’d made a kind of...
Beauty

Beauty

This is a great talk from model, Cameron Russell. I like the way she demystifies the beautiful people and conveys her discomfort with a society that rewards her for winning a DNA lottery. Mostly I like her because of her humanity and because she’s a bit...
Easy

Easy

I took this picture when I was sitting in traffic and late. Whether I wanted to admit it or not I had a choice, to sit there in ease, or sit there in difficulty.  The words are inspired by an article by Mike Taylor at Strala Yoga.  I like what they remind me of. The...

Getting in the Habit of being Happy

How To Train Yourself To Be Happy If you repeat an activity for 21 days it will become a habit.  The scientific proof for this is pretty thin but I’ve found it true in my own experience so I don’t care. That’s why I was delighted to come across this...

No Free Will?

I came across this talk by Sam Harris the other day. Once I got past the schmaltzy introduction and Sam’s smarty-pants style of delivery, I found it refreshing and encouraging. Refreshing because I wasn’t expecting something that rang with truth from Sam....