Archive for April, 2007
Day 13 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour–Writing Prompts on Squidoo
Dani Greer is Queen of Squidoo and an inspiration to me on foraying into techical areas at any age. I met Dani through Women Writing the West. Her lens on Writing Prompts is attractive and useful. Today she hosts Eric Maisel on his blogtour there.
Mother’s Feather-gram: Witnessing (absence and presence)
Last year we were witnessing for my mother as she slipped out of the world, one breath at a time. Ruth Evelyn Johnston Thompson, ah, what a gal! We all dropped by her bedside to witness with her. We brought what we could and we said our good-byes. My father said his with love songs [...]
Ancient Roman Wisdom: “Nature dissolves all things into/Their atoms”
Lucretius (c. 99 - c. 55 BCE) from the philosophical epic De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of the Universe)
as translated by Anthony M. Esolen
There’s more: Nature dissolves all things into
Their atoms; things can’t die back down to nothing.
…Never can things revert [...]
Day 12 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour–The Zen of Knitting
Donna Druchunas of Sheep to Shawl talks with Eric Maisel about the Zen of Knitting. I met Donna through Women Writing the West. It was curious to me that several of us, unknown to the others, had joined Eric’s blogtour.
Power of Witnessing (life/death/life)
Watching Northfork again recently, I was moved by Nick Nolte’s testimony to the power of witnessing in one of the DVD extras.
Nolte said he felt witnessing is what gives meaning to our lives. Nolte sat with his mother during her last four days, and watched her die–helped her die, by witnessing her death. From [...]
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama: One Man’s Journey through the Northern Himalayas Opens Today in Select Areas
Ten Questions for the Dalai Lama: One Man’s Journey through the Northern Himalayas open today in select areas, including the San Francisco Bay area. Watch for it.
Day 11 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour–Reducing Anxiety During the Creative Process
Melanie Slarz of Dose of Creativity chats with Eric Maisel on using Ten Zen Second techniques to reduce anxiety during the creative process.
There’s a section in the interview where Eric says, “potential is just potential” that I found particularly interesting.
Blog without a Bicycle Interviews Janet Grace Riehl
If you came of age, as I did, during the 1970s when the Feminist Movement began to strongly define itself (the Second Wave), you’ll remember the slogan, widely attributed to Irina Dunn, “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” I even remember the silkscreens T-shirts this slogan was emblazoned on, though [...]
Day 10 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour stops at Riehlife:Eric Maisel on How Ten Zen Seconds Helps Foster and Maintain Connection
On March 31st I posted an overview of Eric Maisel’s Ten Zen Seconds approach. You’ll enjoy many features of the official Ten Zen Seconds official site.
You may also wish to learn more about Eric Maisel’s work at his regular website. Eric and I have lots to discuss, so I’m just going to swing [...]
Day 9 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour–Mental Health, Intuition, Highly Sensitive People
Doug Eby hosts Eric Maisel today on Developing Talent. Eric and Doug chat about:
–how anxiety, depression and other mental health issues affect the growth and expression of creative talents;
–how Ten Zen Second techniques can be helpful for dealing with these issues.
They also look at how mindfulness has been useful for enhancing access to intuition [...]
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