I’m walking in the early winter woods. The leaves are nearly gone. A dusting of snow is on the ground. The air is crisp and clean. #519 Breathing crisp, clean air. I remember when I started my list many years ago. I was swinging in a hammock and reading the book One Thousand Gifts. In…
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Finding Flow: Soul Sculpting Project
Why walk to the South Pole? To banish time. Erling Kagge — who walked to the South Pole in 50 days, by himself – believes that time banishment is a significant motive for most people who take epic expeditions. Kagge says that on an expedition “momentary flashes of experience can be compared to eternity. ….
Get a little Happier: Soul Sculpting Project
Five Roads to Create Happiness: Soul Sculpting Project Part 2 Not every road leads to happiness. Some roads we take to create happiness look good in the beginning but the little happiness we experience fades away quickly. Money is in this category. Money does help us become a little happier- briefly. But research shows that…
Five Roads to Pursue Happiness: Soul Sculpting Project Part 1
Five Roads to Pursue Happiness: Soul Sculpting Project Part 1 The Pursuit of Happiness. I spend a lot of time and effort doing it. How about you? But just what is happiness? In high school I was fascinated with the topic. Sometimes I found happiness was right at hand and other times it was nowhere…
Soul Sculpting: Put Some Art in Your Day: Dump Your Art Wounds and Get Creative
Soul Sculpting: Put Some Art in Your Day: Dump Your Art Wounds and Get Creative What do you and Michelangelo have is common? You are both humans and both creative. Our Judeo-Christian tradition sees people as created in the image of a God who is infinitely creative. Before we go one word further we’d better…
Soul Sculpting: The Joys of Being Fully Present
WWII France: Anthony was walking down the last steps of the Underground Metro when he felt a hand on his shoulder and heard, “Stop, give me your papers.” At that moment Anthony began to experience the present moment in vivid color and intensity. His real past disappeared. Anthony was in the resistance movement and his…