Simon and Garfunkle, later Beatles, Mozart's Requiem, Leonard Cohen, Carly Simon, Sufjan Stevens, Philip Glass, k.d. Laing -- anything that causes me to stop breathing and forget myself for even a second

Appalachian regional literature -- various writings by Eckhart Tolle and Adyashanti -- anything by Andy Goldsworthy -- all of Dr. Seuss -- Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment -- Maupin's Tales of the City series

start with Midnight Cowboy, Harold and Maude, Coming Home, Easy Rider, Turning Point, Being There, Glory ... and a long list of documentaries

There are no blogs submitted!

View All Entries

psychologist, meditator (Buddhist primarily, 25 years), sometime-teacher, sometime-musician, exhibiting photographer on and off for about 17 years, dog and horse lover (have 4 basenjis, had Saddlebreds), lived in IL, PA, FL, PA again, NJ, CO. Live in NC. Politically liberal. Try to approach photography (etc.) as a contemplative practice. Re art: currently doing wabi sabi photo-haiga for an upcoming solo exhibition in April. Please visit my updated web site at www.mindfulphotography.com

strong rhythms and tight choral harmony, earth odors, moving light on water, my husband's eyes, healthy kids doing healthy kid stuff, spontaneous acts of kindness, walking on an ocean beach, empathy (both ways), being with animals

high bridges, waste (incl time) and trash, bigotry, roadkill

would say foreign travel, but take it too seriously to see it as a "hobby" -- we do dog (basenji) rescue