Dec 28th, 2008
by ktwisdom.
I first saw Jennifer Lin on Oprah in April of 2006 when she was 16 years old. Not only is she an amazingly talented pianist, she is an equally incredible composer. I was blown away – and get taken away every time I see it – by her improvisational compositions.
I call it divine inspiration and being in the flow. No rehearsals, no polish, no do-overs.
This is what Jennifer had to say about flow … or not … prior to her improvisation performance at TED [watch below @ time point 13:36 ] in 2004 – at the age of 14. continue →
Oct 16th, 2008
by ktwisdom.
Last night I finally had a chance to watch the season premier of Little People, Big World, albeit only two days late. Like many others watching the show I was deeply moved by the bleak outlook for the three Iraqi kids if they didn’t receive medical attention. But what impacted me the most was the depth of the human spirit to find joy in even the worst of conditions. continue →
Jan 1st, 2007
by ktwisdom.
One of the most personally enlightening chapters I have read in recent memory was Chapter Eleven in “The Call” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer (and read the poem if you like). This chapter describes the idea we are each here to live one word to the fullest of our being. We are challenged to look deeper than such words as Love or Joy or Peace because we are all these words. Oriah asks us to look deeper into ourselves, perhaps into places we would like forget, and identify the word we have to stay the most conscious about and pay the most attention to in order to fully live this word. continue →
