Seeing Double

  Aging is something we will all go through.  Rather than fighting and denying it, accept it and do it gracefully.  The choice is yours, do you want to age like a fine wine or a sour vinegar?  Why do I bring this up?  3 reasons:  1) The title of this post reminded me of agingContinue reading “Seeing Double”

Time Illusion

I’m compelled to write about the subject of TIME because of a couple of incidents that happened this week.  It’s 4:46 AM in the morning and I’ve been awake since 2:50 this morning.  My original plan is to continue writing my book and hopefully finish my manuscript ready for editing.  I sit here typing awayContinue reading “Time Illusion”

Bonsai Assisted Mindfulness

For a few months now I’ve been tossing around the idea of combining bonsai with meditation. My idea was to heighten the meditative experience by having a bonsai present in the room. Some practitioners use flowers to help the environment of meditation. I even came up with a cool acronym, BAM – Bonsai Assisted Meditation.Continue reading “Bonsai Assisted Mindfulness”

Bonsai Misunderstood

It’s the day after thanksgiving in America.  Also famously known as “Black Friday” here.  While many Americans go to shopping centers and big box stores to get the best deal on that electronic item or a fuzzy toy marked down so low that they are willing to camp in front of the store to be firstContinue reading “Bonsai Misunderstood”

Collaborating with Nature – Search for Relevance of Bonsai Art and Self

About a week from today, one of my bonsai trees will be on display at the Portland Art Museum for The Artisans Cup (an Exhibition of American Bonsai) http://www.theartisanscup.com/.  Needless to say, I’m very excited about this event.   There are  3 main reasons for my excitement: 1) Most obvious reason…my tree will be on display 2) IContinue reading “Collaborating with Nature – Search for Relevance of Bonsai Art and Self”