As is my present custom, I have come to the woods once again to hide out and have my birthday. What caught my eye this year were the dead, decaying birch trees, of which there were many, lying on the ground.
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As we enter into this new year, we are reminded that creative practice lets us remember how to let love in and how to release it into the world. Our burning world needs poetry, painting, music and, of course, so much love.
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When we make this inward migration, we cross an internal border. A border of tension that once crossed can help us on a journey to live by a different story where beauty abounds.
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Time isn’t a resource to spend, it’s a rhythm to return to. What time systems shaped your ancestors? What rhythms do you follow now?
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The posture of fear that builds walls and prevents dialogue will need to give way to creativity to re-imagine our collective story
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In a world full of tensions, it is tempting to create a sense pf comfort by constantly seeking confirmation of our preconceived notions of reality.
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In the face of adversity and persecution, Bruno's legacy shines as a guiding light, reminding us to never stop questioning, never stop exploring, and never stop reaching for the stars.
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We live our lives as an artistic practice. For us, the real work of being an artist is a way of being in the world. We tend to think of our art as the harvest of the lives we are living.
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We believe the arts, motivated by love opens us to wonder, expands our imagination and offers resilience. It has the power to draw us into reflection and connect the space between us.
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I will count myself privileged to have seen that beautiful wild birthday fox for which I have so much affection. But more importantly, the fox sighting was about the fox, not me or this birthday.
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As we all prepare to meet this next season, let us be the fire that burns bright for each other and those who may need a compassionate heart or a helping hand.
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What does Living Out of Time mean for us? Our time in the high desert and mountains of Wyoming gave us time to reflect on what draws us together as a human community rather than what divides us. Creativity birthed from deep within our relationship with Earth can give new expression to the light that is deep in all things and draw us back into true relationship with the heart of life.
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Not that art replaces the need for food, shelter, or medical care, but that creativity and its expression in the world is a foundational pillar. Creativity is embedded in all of us and when we share that together, we form community.
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Art enables us to move past our perceptions of soundless beauty to find a language that might allow you to move and to shake out in the real world. Even if it makes us feel like a traveler in a strange and distant world.
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There was lots of sun, and in April, no flies. I was warm in my winter coat, and I had a steaming cup of good coffee in my hands on the deck overlooking the Apostle Islands. There was a spellbinding full Pink Moon that Nokomis would have loved as much as I did.
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Recently, we were on a pilgrimage to visit friends in Santa Rosa, California. While exploring the beauty of the coast we were reminded of the words from John Muir.
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