I’ve been feeling a little nervous lately. For the past year, I’ve been holding a vision close to my heart, and now it’s time to step forward and act on it. Gulp. When we hold a vision, there’s always that moment of hesitation—the quiet fear of the unknown. But today, I saw the movie A…
Years ago, when I began teaching, I struggled with structure. I envisioned classes that were free and spontaneous, where everyone could fully express themselves. To explore this idea, I experimented with running a class that was as “loose” as possible. It didn’t take long to discover that this approach didn’t work. Without structure, the class…
I’ve always been drawn to the idea of creating space. For years, a note on my computer reminded me, “Create Space for Spirit to Speak.” Without space, it’s impossible to bring anything new or creative into being because our lives are already too full. Take writing, for example—you have to create physical, mental, and emotional…
One of my favorite art quotes comes from the philosopher Herbert Marcuse. In The Aesthetic Dimension, he writes: “Art breaks open a dimension inaccessible to other experience, a dimension in which human beings, nature, and things no longer stand under the established reality principle…The encounter with the truth of art happens in the estranging language…
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