6 Oct
2014
Touch the Sky
Eternal optimism.
OTHER POSTS
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
~Dalai Lama
12/4 Art: Cinque Terre Watercolor Speedpainting
Via Ava Carmen
Social Comparisons and Happiness
“We found that the happiest people take pleasure in other people’s successes and show concern in the face of others’ failures. A completely different portrait, however, has emerged of a typical unhappy person—namely, as someone who is deflated rather than delighted about his peers’ accomplishments and triumphs and who is relieved rather than sympathetic in […]
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 […]