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The world beyond trying is doing. We learned that from Yoda. The world beyond doing is freedom and the field of all potential. In Creative Process, we allow ourselves to try new things and find out so very much. Yet I recently realized that, like brainstorming, trying can become a bit of a sand trap…
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I used to live in NYC, pursuing an acting career with a modicum of success. When I moved to New Mexico I pretty much gave it up. As luck and good fortune would have it the film and television moved out here to Albuquerque. To sharpen my tools, I have been taking an class with Greg Serano…In class one of our bits of homework was to play with the characters that are polar opposites from ourselves. I have been having a blast playing with the different personalities, and expressed one in a scene that I was given to work on for class. It was a raving boss taking down a worker. Not that I have never expressed anger, displeasure or pure unadulterated rage before, but this was different and in terms of my creative expression, I was traveling in very different territory…
I spent the morning visiting with our neighbor Hattie Stone today. Hattie turned 94 this past St. Patrick’s Day. She is a long time meditator, avid gardener, knower of wildflowers and a monster Scrabble player. I treasure my visits with her on Mondays. Today we went out to the garden to see who might be coming up in the early days of our mountain springtime. I came home from the visit, windblown, a little sunburned and filled up with joy from having had the time today to putter around with my friend in her garden. She was wearing her favorite baseball cap… an Art of the Song hat that she claimed as her own right off my head one day last spring. She complimented me on it, and inquired what color it was… “why, Stone,” I told her. And that was that. Hattie Stone now wears the prototype of the stone colored Art of the Song hats. It is only fitting! They both are one of a kind…
Sometimes it strikes me that Creativity (with a capital C) is so firmly implanted in our minds as an intangible, untraceable concept that we are chasing our tails in the exploration of it. And then we have a chance meeting with a friend on a walk yesterday and we begin discussing the tremendous value that was found in the work of Alfred North Whitehead, a mathematician and philosopher…
What a rewarding weekend. We had a very interesting time at the Higher Truth of Health Conference here in Taos. The talks ranged in topics from nuts and bolts nutritional information on the benefits of gluten free living to the link between reclaiming the divine feminine and health. In our hour on Sunday morning we explored Creativity and Spiritual Health. Members of the audience responded in profound ways …
Greetings from springtime in the Rockies. Our bulbs are pushing through even though its still very cold. My science project of a yard and garden brings a lot of anticipation. I am happy to say that this urban girl is adapting to mountain life and learning about gardening the old fashion way. By asking for advise, doing it my way, and watching the results. Our Himalayan poppies & Irises survived the transplanting last fall, though I am not so sure about the roses.
What does this have to do with creativity you may ask…
Once again, National Folk Alliance in Memphis proved to be an exciting, surprising and inspiring time. John and I conducted six interviews in front of a live audience. It was a great experience to feel the energy of listeners right there in the room. We look forward to sharing these interviews with you…
We are excited to report that our new website is launching! We will be beta testing new features including an archive of past Art of the Song programs that will have a commenting function for you to post your impressions and dialog with other listeners. Many of the artists we have interviewed have said that they will check in to answer questions about their work …
Hi friends, Writing to you from upstate NY at my mother’s farm. She’s recovering from shoulder surgery. What a champ she is! The hardest part of tending her is getting her to rest without guilt. I am really enjoying taking care of her menagerie… two horses, three dogs and I’m told six cats but I’ve only met five… Honestly I am itching to be back at work.
We have a summer of travel planned with a couple of gigs in mid July in NH…. til then its helping my mother, then helping John’s folks in PA.
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