This post contains affiliate links “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist I am an Austrian-Californian multimedia Artist, educator, author of 5 art-related books, podcaster, coach, creative advisor and former Newport Beach CA arts commissioner. Fluent in German and English.Continue reading “Creativity is Wisdom”
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Fear is Killing Us!
“The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” ~ Psalm 27:1 “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” ~ Yoda in StarContinue reading “Fear is Killing Us!”
Feeling Two Things at Once
“Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” ~ Joseph Campbell “When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.” ~ Joseph Campbell We experienced a death in our familyContinue reading “Feeling Two Things at Once”
If a Blind Man Can Do it, What’s Your Excuse?
This post contains affiliate links. Maxwell Ivey grew up in a family of carnival owners. He started losing his vision to retinitis pigmentosa at an early age becoming legally blind by junior high school and totally blind by the time he graduated from college. He did graduate from traditional schools, achieved the rank of EagleContinue reading “If a Blind Man Can Do it, What’s Your Excuse?”
Emotional Training
This post contains affiliate links. It’s my contention, after being a public school and college instructor, that the emphasis on education in the U.S. is all about expanding student’s minds and making sure their physical bodies are strong. However, there is very little education about how to manage emotions as evidenced by bullying and otherContinue reading “Emotional Training”
Sage Woman Chronicles 