Marianne Williamson: Looking At Our Shadows Seriously

As usual, after Christmas, I go poking around to see what other goodies are available for deserts.
Poke and you shall find!
So it is, something worth chewing on:

Christmas Good News

Could Steve Job Imagine This?

Take the iPad. Take the ingenuity of a person. Let them inter-react.
Watch the result:

Wendell Berry: INTEGRATIVE HUMAN BEING

What We Need Is Here

Geese appear high over us,

pass, and the sky closes.

Abandon, as in love or sleep,

holds them to their way,

clear in the ancient faith:

what we need is here.

And we pray, not for new earth or heaven,

but to be quiet in heart, and in eye, clear.

What we need is here.

Wendell Berry

Dan Carraco:
Critics and scholars have acknowledged Wendell Berry as a master of many literary genres, but whether he is writing poetry, fiction, or essays, his message is essentially the same: humans must learn to live in harmony with the natural rhythms of the earth or perish. The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture, which analyzes the many failures of modern, mechanized life, is one of the key texts of the environmental movement, but Berry, a political maverick, has criticized environmentalists as well as those involved with big businesses and land development. In his opinion, many environmentalists place too much emphasis on wild lands without acknowledging the importance of agriculture to our society. Berry strongly believes that small-scale farming is essential to healthy local economies, and that strong local economies are essential to the survival of the species and the well-being of the planet. In an interview with New Perspectives Quarterly editor Marilyn Berlin Snell, Berry explained: "Today, local economies are being destroyed by the 'pluralistic,' displaced, global economy, which has no respect for what works in a locality. The global economy is built on the principle that one place can be exploited, even destroyed, for the sake of another place."

Berry further believes that traditional values, such as marital fidelity and strong community ties, are essential for the survival of humankind. In his view, the disintegration of communities can be traced to the rise of agribusiness: large-scale farming under the control of giant corporations. Besides relying on chemical pesticides and fertilizers, promoting soil erosion, and causing depletion of ancient aquifers, agribusiness has driven countless small farms out of existence and destroyed local communities in the process.

 

CAREER

Writer and farmer. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Wallace Stegner writing fellow, 1958-59, lecturer, 1959-60, visiting professor, 1968-69; New York University, New York, NY, lecturer, 1962-64; University of Kentucky, Lexington, member of faculty, 1964-70, distinguished professor of English, 1971-72, professor of English, 1973-77, 1987-93; farmer, 1993—.

Fareed Zakaria Commencement 2012 Speech | Harvard Gazette

Fareed Zakaria Commencement 2012 Speech | Harvard Gazette

It is refreshing to have an insightful man speaking with a fully engaged mind,heart and experience.

Magic Is In The Staging

Staging as a skill is many-faceted. As art/science/entertainment/business/branding, it is captivating and persuasive in adding appeal. And when magic is brought in, then staging enters the dimension of mystery and wonder.

Look at the level of staging that this magician takes his audience into:

Many Working As A Team

How can one visualize the abstract word: PRECISION. How does one describe PRECISION. How can one demonstrate PRECISION. These are three parts of a demonstration of precision. As a skill. As a process. As a group dynamics. As synergy of many parts working in unision. Enjoy.