It’s amazing how important our attention is. In some respects, all we have in this life is our attention. We are shaped and create our lives by what we pay attention to. My current favorite read is Eric Booth’s book, The Everyday Work of Art. Booth writes on page 61: “If our experience of being [ Read more … ]
Teaching, Coaching & Facilitating
A Sturdy, Nurturing Cauldron
Years ago, when I began teaching, I had a problem with structure. I wanted to have classes that were free and spontaneous, where everyone could express themselves. I experimented with having a class that was a “loose” as possible, but I quickly discovered that completely unstructured classes wouldn’t work. There’s something to be said for [ Read more … ]
Listening for Beauty
My good friend Caroline is moving to Nashville this week. Her departure is definitely leaving a hole in my life. She and I started a monthly music group in her Oakland home that’s been very special. I have lots of other people I can play music with, but very few who would listen to me [ Read more … ]