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Heartburn – a poem by Stan Stewart (0194 of 1,000)

On 2013 February 19 · 3 Comments · In exposed to the light

I have heartburn and what I mean by that
is that my heart is breaking
thinking of the relationships
I have betrayed over the years
(And continue to betray)
with whatever level of intention
or unintentionality
I have brought to them

I have heartburn
and what [...]

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Return of the Light Beings

On 2012 December 10 · 17 Comments · In exposed to the light

After the Light Beings appeared at Columcille for Samhain, I said that I would be publishing a video with a new, original score. Like so many creative projects, I procrastinated, delaying the publishing of this beautiful event. Everything in my life became more important than [...]

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Celebrating the Light – Samhain and Halloween

On 2012 October 28 · 2 Comments · In exposed to the light

Last night, an awesome group of people (that I get to “play” with almost every week) were part of an incredible Samhain celebration at Columcille Megalith Park. Each of them — Anita, Brad, Brian, Heidi, Jill, Patti, [...]

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interdeterminate – improv catharsis

On 2012 October 23 · 4 Comments · In exposed to the light, present moment

Music can express all sorts of feelings. Improvised music can have a particular niche when it comes to these sorts of expressions. It has the vantage point of coming directly from the moment that the emotions occur or as an embodied response to that moment. Improv by it’s very nature is about the present moment [...]

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do what you love. the money will follow.

On 2012 August 28 · 10 Comments · In exposed to the light, present moment

In the late 1980′s, I left my former profession and moved to California to “do music and nothing else”. Just saying that was not enough. I quickly found out that I had to pay the bills. And those California bills were considerably more costly than the ones I had left behind in Texas. At many [...]

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Poem 0187 – Rush

On 2012 August 16 · Leave a Comment · In exposed to the light, playful artistry

Rapids rush downstream, much as a life
Does.
Fleeting and flowing at each different
Turn.

Neither fleet nor flow pauses much
Except
When it gets caught in the boundaried edges of
Channel
And shore.
There, it swarms in eddies of swirl and
Even
Backwards [...]

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5 things you can do to keep play in your life and the world

On 2012 June 22 · 6 Comments · In exposed to the light, playful artistry

In my previous post, I listed five things we (you and I) can do to bring playfulness to our daily lives. Now, I’d like to offer five ongoing inspirations — projects, tools and organizations — that have been helpful to me in keeping play present in my [...]

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5 daily requirements of playful adulthood

On 2012 June 20 · 3 Comments · In exposed to the light, playful artistry

I’ve been an advocate of adult play for many years. Since befriending Phil Porter, who co-founded InterPlay with Cynthia Winton-Henry, this advocacy took on new meaning for me. Today, I want to share a few resources that I think have potential for providing [...]

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maximize creativity: get outside into nature

On 2012 June 05 · 13 Comments · In exposed to the light, playful artistry

I swear I thought of it first. But I’ll never be able to prove it. Well, actually, I don’t think I thought of it first. I just had it as an idea for a blog and didn’t act on it. In the meantime, there’s been another ground-swell of interest.

In what? In getting into nature [...]

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when the going gets tough, get a team

On 2012 May 08 · 7 Comments · In exposed to the light

Recently, I completed the Tough Mudder event at Pocono Manor. It was definitely tough and very muddy.

I knew it would be a challenging run, so I trained hard. I used a variety of workouts to try to prepare my body. And for the last [...]

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