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12/5 Art: Artist cultivates magical worlds with miniature bonsai trees
The spiritual and cultural significance of growing miniature bonsai trees derives from a thousand-year-old horticultural tradition in Japan, representing a careful, contemplative and Zen-influenced relationship between humans and nature. Taking up this time-honoured practice of cultivating trees, Japanese artist-architect Takanori Aiba gives his bonsai an unusual twist by adding on miniature, realistic structures like bridges, stairs and intricately detailed […]
“Changes” – Seu Jorge (The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions)
I first heard Brazilian musician Seu Jorge in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I really love the movie, especially the music in it. Seu Jorge covered David Bowie’s classics in Portuguese for much of the movie, the movie’s soundtrack is fantastic, and I hope you enjoy his rendition of “Changes”. Hakuna Matata
Photo of a Gibbon at Angkor Centre for Conservation and Biodiversity
I saw this interesting lookin’ fella at the Angkor Centre for Conservation and Biodiversity. ACCB is the first nature conservation centre in Cambodia. The centre features a variety of birds, monkeys, and more. It was established to preserve and breed rare wildlife in Cambodia. It’s a 1.5 hour tuk tuk ride from Siem Reap town and you can enjoy beautiful scenery […]
Our Mindset Determines Our Luck
We recently blogged about a Q & A from The Atlantic on awareness and attention span in modern society. The interviewee, Linda Stone said makes the point that cultivating a relaxed state of presence leads to what we perceive as “good luck.” Stone points to an experiment: “A U.K. psychologist ran experiments in which he divided self-described lucky […]