Archive for July, 2007

Everyone can Draw…

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

I just saw this image and was reminded of something I wanted to blog about almost 2 years ago - "everyone can draw"

If you ask a child if they can draw they will likely say ‘yes’ and grin. They will also likely go draw you something and expect you to see what it is and [...]

Write the Music

Friday, July 20th, 2007

"Sound is the rubbing of notes between two drops of water, 

the breath between the note and the silence,

the sound of thought -
To write is to note down the music of the world"

- Helen Cixous

This quote was just emailed to me by a dear friend and storyteller Kaja - telling [...]

A Great Question to Ask Yourself

Monday, July 16th, 2007

"Who Am I Alreay Now That I Can Be?"

- question thanks to Diederick Janse, at The Hub Amsterdam ’s Collaboration Day - thanks for a great conversation all!)

Can Image: Campbell’s Soup 1968 (c) Andy Warhol
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The Point of Life…and Other Morning Musings

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

The Point
of Life
is Life
- Goethe
“Don’t search for answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live [...]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah is one of my favourite songs and I just found this live recording of Hallelujah via triple j and couldn’t resist sharing! ENJOY the music (NB: Is a 1hr recording - song is around 45mins-54:19)

 Image via here

Life’s A Great Balancing Act

Monday, July 9th, 2007

A Story 
This tale takes place back in the days when men were God fearing and sought absolution for their crimes from Rabbis and other such intermediaries…
…And so it was that two men found themselves receiving a punishment for a crime they had committed: only after they crossed the ravine that lay on the towns [...]