Stress is a necessary part of life and something that has helped us to survive & thrive over our evolution. As I’ve written about before, the challenge with stress in modern times is that our conditioned & learned responses to stress often don’t match the perceived threat that we’re experiencing. And we often resort to …
Translating & Conveying Emotions
I recently watched a TEDx Talk from Adam Neely, musician & educator, on the topic of developing a personal language of music (https://youtu.be/bYrK_dL7YDU). In it, he describes a performance by Dave Brubeck & Christian McBride in which he witnessed an amazing interaction. These musicians appeared to be having a kind of conversation, through music - …
What a Tensegrity Structure Continues to Teach Me
A few weeks ago, I was taking some time to clear my head in between meetings and was reviewing a couple of the websites I regularly visit. I came across a video demonstrating an object that I had seen in passing before, but had never given much thought to. Seeing it again with fresh eyes, …
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Alternate Realities
Exploring alternate realities is an extension of day-dreaming to me. It’s a way for me to problem-solve, to explore something that my head or heart is asking me, or to simply be creative. I was thinking about this idea one weekend. Usually I’m baking bread early in the morning or on my way to the …