Pato Paez This made my day! Thanks Jesse McDougall & Sabrina D. #lisbon #patopaez At Ivy Brown’s gallery. Yesterday on 26th St. Last image from Madison Sq. This land is your land, at Madison Sq Park. sitenoise at the movies Stop Waiting to Live: Scare Yourself Alive “It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.” ~Eckhart Tolle Whenever I’m tempted to play it safe with my life, whenever I start talking myself out of the risks I really want to take, I think about something my friend Jesse said years ago, when we were on a work-sponsored retreat. After a day of travel, activities, and settling in, we were left with a free evening. There was a pause. And so we walked out the doors and into the night. Except for the leaves crackling underfoot and the owls crying in the distance, the night was silent. Here are 3 key lessons I learned from that moonlit walk in the woods: 1. And yes, absolutely, that includes your relationship with yourself. When I arrived at the retreat, I was feeling tired, lost, and disconnected. When Jesse dared us to walk out into the woods, I felt something stir within me. As Anne Lamott writes in Plan B: Further Thoughts On Faith, “…they say that the soul rejoices in hearing what it already knows. 2.
World's Most Absurd Warnings And Disclaimers 8 more of the world's most absurd warning signs and disclaimers. Some people say Americans' love of suing the crap out of each other is a bad thing, but if it wasn't for that litigious spirit our warning signs and product disclaimers would be far less entertaining. No matter how ridiculous they may seem, remember that at some point in time, someone did something to make each of these signs necessary. Updated 12/29/11: The long walk. And then some. For reasons unknown, last summer I had decided that a good way to spend a Saturday would be to take a leisurely stroll up the Oxford canal. Why, I thought, I'm certain if I pushed myself I could make it all the way from Banbury to Oxford. This was clearly an excellent idea. I did the maths. After all I had in my possession my brand new Sony Ericsson X10 mini super phone, with maps, and tracking and sat nav and wot nots. It started off pretty innocently; the day was pleasant enough and it wasn't too hot. However this did not deter me completely. As I set off after lunch, it did occur to me that being in the midst of the English countryside with a potentially dodgy tummy was not high on my list of things to do. By now my feet were hurting something awful. The first sign things were not good was when my battery finally died minutes after leaving the village. And it was now that the mind games began.
7/15/11 Tiny Wisdom: Its Not All About You “When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.” -Miguel Ruiz Years back, in a group therapy circle, I met a man who provided an interesting definition for paranoia: It’s when you’re sitting in the bleachers at a football game, watching the players in a huddle, convinced they’re talking about you. While I’ve never suspected professional athletes were secretly laughing at me between plays, I have taken responsibility for a lot of things that likely had nothing to do with me. Just recently, I emailed a friend of mine from back home, only to question myself when days went by and she didn’t respond. I created all types of needless drama in my head about her opinion of me, when in all reality, it’s highly unlikely her slow response time had anything to do with me. Even if her actions did have something to do with me, it was pointless speculate about it. I don’t know if it’s possible to be immune to other people’s opinions and actions.
How to Reduce Stress by Doing Less and Doing It Slowly “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” ~Socrates In April, NPR ran a story titled, “The Slow Internet Movement.” It reported that hipster cities, like Portland, Oregon, are sprouting Internet cafés that only offer dial-up access to the web. These cafés give customers, “Slow pours and slow Internet. Here, you can order your coffee and spend four hours checking your email, all for $.99 an hour.” “Wow,” I thought.” It got me thinking, though. 1. How often do you clock in at or under the time you’ve allotted for a task? Every time I assess the task, I estimate it will take 20 minutes at most. Inspired by The Slow Internet Movement, when I tackled the task a few weeks ago, I doubled my 20-minute time estimate. Sure, the box looked odd for 24 hours—like half of a buzz cut—but no one seemed to notice. 2. Whatever you’re doing at the moment, slow it down by 25 percent, whether it’s thinking, typing on a keyboard, surfing the Internet, completing an errand, or cleaning the house. 3. 4.
New Film October 4, 2012 | New Film | by Jonathan Terhaar | I saw a new music documentary weeks ago that still has me asking myself questions as to how I had never heard of Rodriguez before. Searching For Sugarman is the surreal and true story of Sixto Rodriguez, a singer/songwriter from 70s Detroit who basically fell off the face of the earth right when his music began to touch American hearts. Read more October 2, 2012 | New Film | by Dani Dewitt | She has remained one of the most enduring, pioneering and subversive performance and installation artists of the 21st century.
6 Questions That Will Make You Fee Peaceful and Complete “The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.” ~Swedish Proverb When I was in my mid-twenties an unhealthy relationship with an unhealthy guy sent me packing off to the corner of New Mexico to find myself. In a new age, self-discovery kind of world—a hubbub of a town filled with people in transition—I was graced to meet many powerful healers, gurus, shamans, and teachers. I became a workshop junkie. I got rolfed, (and got more intense body-work by thick-boned Maoris) and rebirthed with conscious breath work. I went on vision quests in the desert, called leading psychics, mapped my astrological chart, figured out my Enneagram number, dreamed lucidly for nights in an upright chair, and drew down the moon in Wiccan circles. I know. I was a perpetual seeker. Even though my unhealthy relationship was dysfunctional, that man gave me a gift that I wouldn’t discover for years. Whether he meant it or not, he would say: What’s not to love about you? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Man impersonates police officer to sneak inside festival A court has heard how a music fan carried out real police work while pretending to be an officer in an attempt to sneak into the Isle of Wight festival. Paramedic Daniel Tredinnick was so desperate to watch his favourite band ‘Kasabian’ play that he broke into a police car, stole a bag containing a female officer’s uniform and played dress-up. The court in the Isle of Wight was also told how Mr Tredinnick broke up a fight between festival-goers, helped find a missing woman and even liaised with fellow officers. The man from Shanklin then assisted other paramedics while they treated an injured person as ‘Kasabian’ closed the festival on 12 June. Despite all these duties, Mr Tredinnick was slapped with a 16-week suspended sentence yesterday for stealing a police uniform and impersonating an officer. His phony identity was exposed after an on-duty security guard demanded to see his ID because he wasn’t wearing a hat or tie.