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11/15 Art: The Art of Currency

Albert Einstein on Interconnectedness

“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. [We experience ourselves, our] thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of [our] consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our […]

Greatness of Mountains

Friendship

Check out more pictures of Julian and his huge dog, a five-year-old Newfoundland named Max — here.

“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.”

~Claude Monet

Water Meditation

When I was in London conducting the weekend Free Yourself meditation program, one of the guided meditations I led the group through was a meditation on conscious drinking. So often, in our busy lives, we grab water by the glass or by the bottle, chug it down when we’re parched, and dump whatever is left […]

11/14 Destination: Rainbow Mountains, Zhangye Danxia, China

A Bubble in MBA’s?

“In 1958, America awarded 5,000 MBA`s the rest of the world produced none. Last year we produced 200,000 MBA`s, the rest of the world produced tens of thousands.” ~Jim Rogers

How to Book Flights with Free Mini-Stopovers

Via Tynan– Last night I landed in Florence. I had four layovers on the way here, which doesn’t sound like a positive thing at first, but I booked them intentionally. Very frequently, if I have a long flight, I’ll book tons of long layovers and actually leave the airport on each one. My first layover […]

Photographing Natural Forces | The Art + Science of Fabian Oefner

Should I Really Join Facebook?

A good laugh for people in the over 60 group! When I bought my Blackberry, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven […]

“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.”

~Thich Nhat Hanh

11/13 Art: Time-lapse Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Georgia

11/13 Destination: Zion Canyon, Utah

The Innovation of Loneliness

The Innovation of Loneliness from Shimi Cohen on Vimeo.

The Livability Index: The 35 Best U.S. Cities For People 35 and Under

Via Vocativ If you’re 24, buried in college loans and looking for a job in a city that’s affordable but not completely depressing, you’re probably wondering where to start. We started with the 50 most populous cities in the country, according to the 2010 census, and pared down results from there using Open Internet sources. […]

The Galápagos Tortoise

Poetry Corner

The clouds above us join and separate, The breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns. Life is like that, so why not relax? Who can stop us from celebrating? ~Lu Yu What a great way to think about life. Forces like the weather continue no matter what we do, so why not just enjoy ourselves?! […]

How lovely is the silence of growing things

“Africa” – Toto

Hakuna Matata!

Megatron and the Detroit Lions Practice Yoga

Via CBS and ESPN Calvin Johnson, who recorded an NFL-record 329 yards in the Lions’ most recent game, does yoga as part of his pregame routine. The specifics of it vary based on what he wants to stretch out, but he definitely believes it is beneficial. He was no stranger to yoga but started doing it consistently […]

“Patience is also a form of action.”

~Auguste Rodin

11/12 Art: Ai Wei Wei’s The Fountainheads

Ai Wei Wei’s bronze representations of the animals of the Chinese Zodiac Currently on display at The Cleveland Museum of Art

11/12 Destination: Sunset Crater

Sunset Crater from Jenn Vawter on Vimeo.

The Yoga Sutras: 1.1 to 1.4 Exploration of Yoga

Via Carrie Hensley  Samadhi Pada (Contemplation) The traditions of yoga were passed down orally from teacher to student. In fact, it is said that Pantanjali (author of the Yoga Sutras) was the first to codify the science of yoga. Students were expected to memorize the correct pronunciation of the sutras before they were able to […]

Dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Fr Laurence Freeman about the Teacher and Disciple

Via Dalailama.com One of them asked about truth and His Holiness replied, “Once you are familiar with the truth, it has an effect on your mind. In his own teachings the Buddha described reality in different ways because of different dispositions and temperaments among his followers. When Christians and Buddhists come together we can say we […]

World’s Highest Flying Push-Up!

NYT: Mindfulness: Getting Its Share of Attention

We’ve written about the yoga benefits for coders and programmers and here’s an excerpt of another interesting article about mindfulness and benefits. Mr. Gordhamer started Wisdom 2.0 in 2009 to examine how we can live with technology without it swallowing us whole. The wait lists for his panel talks and conferences now run into the hundreds. The […]

100 Wells in 100 Days

100 Wells 100 Days from Missions.Me on Vimeo.

Magic is essentially the Higher understanding of Nature

Lucid Practice featured on A Couple Travelers

We had the fun opportunity to do an interview for Dave and Vicky’s site, A Couple Travelers.  1. Can you start by giving us a little bit of background about yourself and your blog. How did you start traveling? When did you start blogging, and what did you expect readers to get out of it? We’ve […]

“To travel is to take a journey into yourself.”

~Danny Kaye

Beautiful, Heart Warming Veterans Day Story

My dear cousin Bob is a deacon in NY, USA. Here’s a beautiful story Bob shared with me earlier today. Here’s a true story that occurred yesterday: After Mass, the Priest and Deacon usually go to the door of the church and greet those leaving. Yesterday, I was doing that when a family approached. Father, […]

11/11 Art: “30 for 30: The Space Jam Game

Poetry Corner: My Name is I Am

My Name is I Am I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is I Am.” He paused. I waited. He continued, “When you live in the past, with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I Was. When you […]

11/11 Destination: São Miguel, Azores, Portugal

Via Amazing Snapz

Interview: Rick Rubin Talks About the Making of “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”

Via Complex This year the bearded Buddha of beats has been more of a presence in hip-hop than any since he left Def JAm: Playing a crucial role in Kanye West’s ground-breaking album Yeezus and more recently co-executive producing Eminem’s triumphant The Marshall Mathers LP 2 with Dr. Dre. (No, Rubin didn’t work on Jay Z’s Magna Carta…Holy Grail, although that was him laying on the […]

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

~ C.S. Lewis

20 Great Aphorisms

APHORISM: A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE EXPRESSING A WISE OR CLEVER OBSERVATION OR A GENERAL TRUTH. 1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you probably […]

Overview: Astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside

OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo.