Reasons why rain is wonderful… 1. Song It’s raining, it’s pouring,The old man is snoring,He went to bed and bumped his head,And couldn’t get up in the morning. I love singing that to my kids whenever it rains. It takes me back to being a child, and I suppose singing always makes little children happy. Adults too. 2.Continue reading “The Joy of Rain”
Author Archives: Ben
They were right all along…
I used to look at Zen Masters and other renowned wise people and think, they must look at us people of the world, running around like crazy all day long, filling ourselves up with food and stuff and every kind of wild entertainment, always searching for the next thing to make us happy… and theyContinue reading “They were right all along…”
Feeling Wonderful About The World
There are 500 ways to get depressed about the world today, and 500,000 ways to feel wonderful about it. Let’s start with the problem. Depending on who you talk to or what YouTube video you watch, the number of existential threats available to us to latch on to seems to be greater than ever. IfContinue reading “Feeling Wonderful About The World”
The Silence and Joy of Books
I found myself in a state of total digital overwhelm by the end of Friday night. Working on this blog, swapping back and forth between two Instagram accounts (why, oh why!?), admin tasks for Notes in Spanish, reading endless fascinating links from two newsletters I subscribe, unsubscribe and resubscribe to. My brain was fried. IContinue reading “The Silence and Joy of Books”
Sharing Creativity (Note to Self)
I’m excited about sharing creativity again this year. Putting stuff out into the world always feels good and always improves someone’s life somewhere, at some point in time. I know a pianist who plays in a Spanish rock band. The band constantly creates and puts out new music, and at the same time, he occasionallyContinue reading “Sharing Creativity (Note to Self)”
Zero Time
I saw this block of sunshine on the carpet in my daughter’s room and I knew I had to lie down in it and do nothing but sunbathe for a while. Do nothing. I’ve noticed how hard I find it to leave spaces of nothing recently. I have a moment to myself, and I think…Continue reading “Zero Time”
