On Practice
Pretty much everyone has a relationship to practice. It's a very common word that evokes all kinds of associations and meanings. Practice makes perfect. Practice what you preach. Without practice you’ll never improve. I can't right now, I have to practice. Learning requires practice, whether stacking blocks, forming thoughts into words, or riding a bike. For many there was a clear shift when we were young between things coming easily to us and having to work harder at
Reminder: Look Up (& out)
Recently, I was I lying awake in the wee hours for a little while. I’d gone to get some water and as I was waiting for sleep to take over again, it didn’t and my mind started to wander as it likes to do in the wee hours when the tasks and details of the day are over. Years ago I struggled with insomnia and for the briefest of moments a flicker of worry crossed my sleepy mind that it may, it always could, spiral down that path again into dread, or worry, or list making, or
On Presence
What is it? We hear about it all the time. There is a lot of chatter around the idea, Actors have stage presence. 'Be present' is emblazoned on T-shirts and yoga mats. But how do you know you're present? Isn't wondering if you are a surefire way to lose presence? When we're present, we're presumably not distracted, not elsewhere. Present in body only, not of mind, daydreaming. While there is nothing wrong with daydreaming- it's preferable when you’re alone not in the
