ByCaroline Nettle
Feelings seem to be becoming more fashionable than they were in earlier this century. Those of us who were born in the sixties and seventies still remember for the most part that children were to be seen and not heard. Little girls were not supposed to get angry, and little boys were not supposed to…
ByGiora Carmi
Invitation for the workshop sent; people were interested; two days of organization, to finally find the best day and time for the workshop; calling places that rent out rooms for events like this, deciding on one not because it is cheaper, but because it can give me the room sooner, and when I ask my…
ByGiora Carmi
The invitation to the workshop bore fruit. People sent me emails, indicating their interest. When I get up today I know it is time to choose a place and a time for the workshop. I’ll look at what days these people preferred and find the best day. There are other things on my table that…
ByGiora Carmi
Things are cooking. I wrote that I wanted to investigate the shapes that seemed to be similar in the two drawings of the pain, done with markers and color pencils. I thought about this several times, and the pain that was relentless called my attention in a stronger way than my intent. But having thought…
ByTony Samara
Life experiences can diminish our ability to give and receive, and often affect our ability to be open to a deeper perspective other than to our fear of pain. Becoming aware of our own awareness, through meditation, is a powerful first step to connecting to what is beyond the fear. Our genes create our brains,…
ByGiora Carmi
I am taking the car to the repair shop. I wait for the mechanics to finish, sitting in a café nearby. I have my paints with me. This is what comes out: And the words follow quite easily: Open the sky, my friend Do you see the burning earth energy As it…
ByGiora Carmi
Another 4 in the morning. It is a harder night for me and I have already woken up many times. I just feel like doing a drawing. This time I use the watercolors. It goes pretty fast till I get the feeling that I have to stop. I collect some words and go back to…
ByAudra Brown
Hello, Well here we are in 2016. Moving forward in so many ways and yet it seems like we are repeating a lot of history. I find that the more that people are speaking the words ‘enlightenment’ and that we are’ ALL ONE’, the less they do it. I myself was a victim of this…
ByJulia Chi
We are sitting in a cafe in Cyprus, our new office. We have Derek with us, Malcolm of Running Crazy has nick named him ‘The Pink Panther’ because he loves to wear pink… He has pink shorts and a pink watch and pink sun glasses. I asked him if he has always liked pink… He…
ByGiora Carmi
I felt the need to draw in the morning. I still need to do it most mornings to see where I am. This is what I drew. And this is what came from Going-in-with-words. Baby, Keep the world in you Even if you are falling, falling The world is playful Even with all…
ByTony Samara
It is one thing to meditate when everything is flowing, but another thing to be in the midst of chaos, in the marketplace. Will meditation, the meditation of relaxing your body and being detached from the situation, be possible to practice in this situation? That’s the challenge that life always confronts everyone with. You think…
ByGiora Carmi
Time passes. It doesn’t really, but we say so. I still had to work on my guilt and fear. But again pain got hold of me, as you saw in the last entries. At night, I imagined doing a drawing of my guilt. It was like a big, dark cocoon, flying diagonally in the middle…