I awoke a couple of nights ago to the sound of rain at my window. Living in Vancouver, this is a sound I’m very familiar with and it usually passes through my auditory system and Wernicke’s area with scarcely more than a moment’s thought. This sound is mostly background noise to me, but sometimes it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Arts and Culture'
Lay it Down
July 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Arts and Culture, The Yoga Diaries
Not so, not so, no load of woe need bring despairing frown; for while we bear it, we can bear it. Past that, we lay it down. ~Sarah Williams My mother passed on to me some wonderful qualities, and others…well, I wish they would have sunk to the bottom of the gene pool. One of the less [...]
Tags: letting go
Lonely is healing if you make it
March 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts and Culture, Inspired, Poetry
A friend recently showed me this beautiful little video by Tanya Davis called How to Be Alone, which, unsurprisingly, is about being okay (and ultimately being happy) with being alone. I was moved by the simplicity and truth in this lovely little poem, and inspired by her uniquely courageous and unapologetic perspective of solitude and [...]
Effective Advertising
March 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Arts and Culture
I don’t watch TV. I own a TV (it’s old and clunky and doesn’t lie flat against the wall), but I don’t watch television. Conveniently, we’re able to find most TV shows on the internet, and this is where I watch them — sometimes, and almost never for more than an hour at a time. [...]
Irina Werning Photography: Back to the Future
February 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Arts and Culture, Inspired
Lately I’ve been having dreams in which I’m my adult self reliving one of my childhood memories. In these dreams, sometimes the present me interacts with the past me; sometimes the present me is the past me; and still other times the present me becomes the past me, or vice versa. I often wonder how [...]
Tags: Photography
Resolution, Revolution
December 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Arts and Culture
As we approach the beginning of a brand new, untarnished year, many of us are looking back on the years behind us and anticipating the one to come. It’s a time of reflection, reevaluation, redirection, and restructuring. The movement into a new year gives us another opportunity to repair and amend the things that haven’t been working [...]
Little Book, Big Cheer
December 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Arts and Culture
My mom recently sent me a box of things my grandmother had put together for me and The Book of Good Cheer, “a little bundle of cheery thoughts”, was among the goodies. This adorable little vintage book (it’s 97 years old!) contains quotes about positivity and living a happy, full life, and despite having a [...]
Tags: uplifting quotes
Madder than a Hatter for Alice in Wonderland
March 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Arts and Culture
Tim Burton’s fantastical Alice in Wonderland was released in Canada over two weeks ago, and though I had been waiting for it to hit theatres since sometime last fall, I finally got around to seeing it. This film has been considerably hyped and long-awaited for many, and for me, it didn’t disappoint. I’ve read a few less [...]
Artist Profile: Aegis Strife
December 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Arts and Culture
Mario Sánchez Nevado, or “Aegis Strife“, is a mostly self-taught 24-year-old Spanish artist who creates whimsical, intricate, surreal images that often evoke an intense emotional response. Aegis Strife predominantly works with photo manipulation, but also paints (with oils and acrylics), does photography, writes poetry and sings in a band. His work has been featured in a number [...]
Tags: digital art
The Wood Brothers Lit My Fire
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Arts and Culture
Every few years, I stumble upon a band or musician that totally rocks my world and leaves me a changed person. At their intimate concert last Saturday night at The Media Club, The Wood Brothers did just that. The tiny space becomes packed easily, so we decided to get comfy and claim a spot on [...]
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