Oh to be in the desert this week for Burning Man An epic adventure of Alice in Wonderland proportions. Giant structures. A kaleidescope of colour. Creative anarchy. A tribal gathering of people committed to a different way of life – one filled with spontaneity, self-expression and fun. One unrestricted by the conventions of the 9-5. No […]
If creativity is the answer, what’s the question? There are quite a few really. But here’s a top ten… How can I solve problems at work? How can I find the way forward? How can I beat insurmountable odds? How can I stop an addiction? How can I heal loss? How can I live a […]
BE-ing creative is about noticing things. The McMindfulness people call it ‘awareness’. Carl Jung called it ‘synchronicity’. Currently, two things are happening. 1. Nelson Mandela is dying 2. Russell Brand is eating people alive Let’s take the first thing… Of course we’re all dying by various degrees. Some people who look alive are pretty much […]
And no-one gives a rat’s ass. There are a lot of things to get angry about – death by malaria carrying mosquitos, the Aids virus or the crazy new weather. These are pretty much out of our hands or “Acts of God” if you’re a warped fundamentalist. But there’s a new killer on the block […]
21st December 2012 left a few hippies on mountains looking a little confused. The world didn’t end. No spaceships arrived to whisk away the faithful. As usual, it was our interpretation of data that got skewed. We always take everything so damned literally. It’s not the world, but the world as we know it that’s […]