Q: I’m so busy attending to all the important things in my life that I end up being stressed out with the people I love. Can the Wheel of Creativity help me manage the conflicting priorities of a very busy life?
Using inner conflicts to create inner peace
If the muscles of peace and rest are not developed along the way, they will not be there for us when we need them. This is the discipline of the creative process, as represented in Station 11 (Pruning) of the Wheel of Creativity.
Creating a Life of Balance
“If you don’t design your life, someone else will design it for you.” (Nigel Marsh)
reflections on Sri Lanka and the cost of progress
What I covet for the people of Sri Lanka, as they do what they must in the larger world, is what I covet for us all. It is the depth of self-awareness to move ahead through life without losing ourselves. Progress without personal impoverishment.
awakening the senses
When I lived full-time in the US, I spent most of my time in my head, thinking about life instead of living. Now, I move frequently between France, the US and the UK; and I am discovering myself through their different effects on me.
be happy
11:30 AM It is very windy here today. Big gusts of wind come blowing through the flat unannounced and depart again as quickly. I like to keep my doors open whenever I can, blocked with various heavy objects, from cans of chick peas to fuchsia-colored dumbbells. But this morning, that was not enough. I was […]