Category: creativity
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Dan Lanning, the University of Oregon’s football coach has a message that anybody can use. He’s been an inspiring guy to watch here in Eugene and not just because his teams have been winning and winning a lot. “Doubt doesn’t creep in when you know yourself and your weaknesses, like, OK, I’ve got to get…
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I stumbled on Canadian artist Emily Carr earlier this year and had the chance to visit her childhood Victoria BC home — an official historic site — two months ago. I have to confess I’ve kind of fallen in love with her. Among Canada’s iconic artists of the early 20th-century, she focused on portraying the…
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Seven days of dancing and learning (Nia white belt training) returned me to reverence for ritual as a way to quiet the busy mind. It also reminded me to recognize and respect the influence of the physical space in which I create and play and dance. I have a small place on my bookshelf with…
