"Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it is against the wrong wall." ~ Joseph Campbell This is an image called "Tele Time" that is included in 40x41: Midlife Crisis Postponed. It's one of a series of telemark skiing collages I've created over the last few years. It's a mobile (originating photograph and doodle were created via mobile phone and tablet) mashup (digital ...
Mindfulness
Midlife Balance
In a moment of abandon — or obsessive noodling — I dictate "midlife balance" into my digital tutor. The answer is out there, in the internets, waiting, tucked between middle and mindfulness. Only, it's not, or not quite, or I spelled it wrong because I conjure up an avalanche of herbal supplements. Magical elixirs for women. [pullquote]I sense that I'm not in the club. Manopause, yes; menopause, ...
Questions Trump Answers
I maintain that one of the biggest differentiators among people is curiosity. Some have it. Others do not. Sure, that's oversimplified, overly binary, etc. But I'm often reminded of the accuracy of this one difference in people's wiring. Questions trump answers. A reason editor's note by Barry Boyce (Editor-in-Chief, mindful.org, October 2016) pondered the relationship, benefits, and pitfalls of ...
What Do You Think of Doodling?
The October 2016 edition of mindful published highlights from a reader survey about boredom. In general, the piece supports the bias that boredom may not be such a bad thing after all… Maybe not. Then again, I'm pretty certain I've never been bored. Really! One of the questions included was, "What do you think of doodling?" My opinion about doodling (and my somewhat ample/unorthodox definition ...