Sorcery by Anne Hsu https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol en-us 2021-10-03 07:41:02 UTC 2026-01-23 21:23:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Stop contaminating my mental space with your mundane shit. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1786866632 2021-10-03 07:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1786866632 Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1786867231 --Anais Nin]]> 2021-10-03 07:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1786867231 The more intimate we are with our pain, the less we suffer. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1789013773 The healing of pain is found in pain itself. --Robert Masters]]> 2021-10-04 09:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1789013773 We assess ourselves according to the wrong standards and we don't assess ourselves enough on the right standards. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792429157 --Rick Hanson]]> 2021-10-05 09:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792429157 Find the sensual moment in a task showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792496723 2021-10-05 10:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792496723 How to plate a task to be appetizing showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792498480 Does it help me practice:
-Beauty
-Emotional Connection]]> 2021-10-05 10:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792498480 Do whatever moves the plot along showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792501692 2021-10-05 10:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792501692 Be open to the possibility of change/inspiration/new-perspective in me that can come from taking an action. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792506263 2021-10-05 10:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792506263 A dull or negative experience showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792508692 can offer the most prolific food for thought ]]> 2021-10-05 10:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1792508692 3 dopamine targets: showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1824581349 1) friction of effort
2) sensual aspects of a task
3) meaning and value of the task]]> 2021-10-18 15:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1824581349 Intensity of presence showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1849518820 Is there enough intensity in you to not be draw into minds for long periods of time. Is there enough intensity in your presence to stay in the state of consciousness. Do you have enough motivation to produce that intensity of presence? It could be you don't have enough suffering to provide the motivation.
--Ekhart Tolle]]> 2021-10-27 21:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/1849518820 Tune into beauty showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211312877 --Cristina

Requires:
-emotional nimbleness
-being warm inside
-connected to whole self
When I feel brittle inside, it's just a matter of warming up and stretching and I'll be able to feel emotionally flexible again

]]> 2022-06-05 12:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211312877 Change is as good as a rest showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211313137 Novelty prompts the mind into intensive construction, which is valuable in its own right.]]> 2022-06-05 12:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211313137 Re-gaining self-connection is like being warmed by a cup of tea after being out in the cold. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211313397 2022-06-05 12:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211313397 Throwing bottles with gems into the ocean showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211314346 Imagine the movement, the person, the drama that underlies a mundane moment. Like sending an email, the person, the arc, the message in the bottle. The ability to see the significance, bring stories of agency, even in mundane moments is the practice of art.]]> 2022-06-05 12:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211314346 When motivation is strong enough, it's as if the future is pulling me through the water. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211319424 --Obi

Having the imagination to cast your own bat symbol with enough motivational power to shine bright against the night sky is its own skill. Motivation comes from being connected to the emotional reward in the journey and outcome.]]> 2022-06-05 12:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211319424 Use your two spotlights of attention to protect you from shallowness showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211321757 When what's in front of you is not sufficiently enriching, then you can use the other spot of attention to be wondering/visualising/hearing something more inspiring. ]]> 2022-06-05 12:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211321757 When the words don't have enough content, focus on the other senses to enrich the moment. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211321953 2022-06-05 12:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2211321953 Current Question showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212001334 How to stay emotionally warm and limber inside?]]> 2022-06-06 09:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212001334 There will always be flowers for those who want to see them. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212003127 --Matisse]]> 2022-06-06 09:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212003127 The creative soul thirsts for novelty and meaning showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212006524 2022-06-06 09:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212006524 The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212007834 --Aristotle]]> 2022-06-06 09:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2212007834 Overly outcome focused life is like an overly plot-focused movie showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2214028360 If I don't appreciate emotionally vacant, plot driven films, don't live an emotionally vacant, plot driven life.
--Cristina]]> 2022-06-07 19:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2214028360 The purpose of doing art is to make sense of your own existence showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2214107500 --Ken Atchity]]> 2022-06-07 21:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2214107500 I have a need to be exploring beauty showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2216170003 2022-06-09 11:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2216170003 showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2216402059 2022-06-09 14:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2216402059 Go fairy hunting showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2216710248 They don't have to overlap on all human dimensions]]> 2022-06-09 20:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2216710248 Life is a deck of tarot cards showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220557121 Every piece of music, an event, is a tarot card. Can I be a tarot reader of life.]]> 2022-06-14 08:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220557121 Stay connected to your "interesting sentence" assessor showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220563674 --Martin on a Summer's Day]]> 2022-06-14 08:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220563674 People worth finding "out there" is not a matter of faith, it is a statistical fact showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220564192 2022-06-14 08:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220564192 Learn to make orange recipes out of oranges. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220565461 How to pose questions that people can engage in for those who minor in your major interests. Can we improve on Zelden's menu to be customized for our own peak passions.

--Fred
--Martin (questions that provoke curiosity about movement)]]> 2022-06-14 09:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2220565461 Where does the timelessness version of you hang out? showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2223391459 --Andy J Pizza]]> 2022-06-16 21:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2223391459 Clarifying Beacon. The dearth of depth powers my privilege. Shallow seas are fuel in my favour. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2223454991

--Consolations for when people are shallow, prompted from Kate

]]> 2022-06-16 23:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2223454991 Darkest shadows shroud sacred shrines showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2225130679 2022-06-19 23:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2225130679 Prosperity of Personal Practice showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2226735217 The less of your own personal practice and understanding you've done, the more toys you need. The more you work on yourself the more high tech you are and the more low tech your tools. 

--Ido Portal]]> 2022-06-21 11:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2226735217 I want to think and dare to do difficult things. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2340920589 -Radmila and Seneca]]> 2022-10-14 19:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2340920589 Our true self is the "alive, unique, personal center of ourselves". showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2340921370 Karen Homai, The psychology podcast]]> 2022-10-14 19:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2340921370 The whole history of art shows us that life is never in the work itself: it is in the capacity of the work to evoke living responses in the listener, which always means ‘today’. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2444235134 --Peter Brook: Music and Sound]]> 2023-01-14 08:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2444235134 On Being a Specialist showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2634467888 We've been scarred by repeatedly coercing ourselves into learn and doing stuff we aren't interested in, of forcing ourselves to pay attention to boring things. And now I won't stand for it anymore. I'm a specialist or We're specialists that love embedding learning and going deep and can be inspired by just keeping going on those topics. We specialists have a special place in our society and I will embrace it. 
--Martin]]> 2023-06-28 16:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2634467888 Tension between contracted craving vs. wholesome (expansive) aspiration for longings of the heart for truth, freedom and love showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2637083123 Rick Hanson]]> 2023-07-03 09:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2637083123 Aw, is your morale ok? Let’s talk about how to keep it up and help you livin’ it up. I have a personal interest in the topic! And a personal interest in your morale. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2726889713 -Francois]]> 2023-09-30 12:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2726889713 How are you feeling? Who cares, that's besides the point. It's much more important what you achieve with that. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2774418825 -Marina Abramovic

]]> 2023-11-02 21:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2774418825 Addiction is the progressive narrowing of what brings us pleasure, and enlightenment is the progessive expansion of what brings us wonder. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2774419638 -My variant of Huberman

]]> 2023-11-02 21:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2774419638 Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument.Let the beauty we love be what we do.There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2810982472


— Rumi


]]> 2023-12-01 21:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2810982472 "I live a very protected monk-like life because stimulation gets in the way of my ability to be where I want to be. So I tend to stay away from things. And it seems to be the case with many artists a desire for nurturing their internal life. And if the goal is to nurture our internal life, it invariably leads to sacrifices." showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2834048260 –Rick Rubin

]]> 2023-12-26 12:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2834048260 What makes an artist great happens not in the making. It happens in the way of being in the world, the way of experiencing the world, the way of noticing the thing that someone else doesn’t notice. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2835782284 The way of seeing what’s beautiful when everyone else sees the mundane, and being able to represent that back in a way that other people get a glimpse of what we saw that they didn’t notice. So we get to walk around in awe all day and have our breath taken away, and then we get to portray that in something where someone else hopefully could have that same sense of awe from something we made.

--Rick Rubin

]]> 2023-12-30 14:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2835782284 “Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.” showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2841900164 --Carl Jung

]]> 2024-01-08 19:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2841900164 I’m so enjoying the warm bright lights you have installed in my life. It’s like the warmth of your presence, the twinkles in your eyes and the joyfulness of your voice burst into unending fireworks all around me and surround me with wonder. I’ll think of a poem where a friend activates another’s dormant neural networks that lead to and switch on multicoloured lights. showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2850977927 --Francois

]]> 2024-01-16 20:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2850977927 "It wasn't the quality of what he was looking at, it was the quality with which he was looking" showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2856719075 -Rupert Spira on Rembrandt

]]> 2024-01-22 08:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2856719075 If you see tremendous beauty or tremendous pain showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2856722653 where other people see little or nothing at all, you’re confronted with big feelings all the time. These emotions can be confusing and overwhelming. When those around you don’t see what you see and feel what you feel, this can lead to a sense of isolation and a general feeling of not belonging, of otherness.

--Rick Rubin

]]> 2024-01-22 08:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2856722653 I'm interested in the "couple of the mind" showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2863851533 people who stimulate your ideas, who make you feel more alive. It is possible to have many such people with whom you are coupled in such a way that doesn't restrict you. And whom I call a MUSE, that is they inspire you in some way. https://youtu.be/MW1ZGxRm8Vc?t=611


--Theodore Zelden

]]> 2024-01-27 19:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/2863851533 "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion” showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/3262784891 Albert Camus

]]> 2024-12-16 17:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/3262784891 Piti is the pleasurable experience of the energy body that comes from meditative sensitivity showen https://padlet.com/showen/r8y7crlaqbxr3tol/wish/3282197549 -Yahel Avigur (and it doesn't matter if that pleasure comes from external or internal, e.g., can come from external air currents for first Jhana)

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