Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’

The depth and breadth of creativity never ceases to amaze me.

Humans have been making music in one form or another for how many thousands of years now?  And from somewhere comes forth new lyrics and new compositions every day.

The first 1:48 of this particular arrangement of Africa (Toto) by Perpetuum Jazzile continue →

Remember my friend Mike who said “but all I do is run“?  He’s back from a successful marathon in Prague with Team Diabetes and already preparing for his next marathon.

Mike’s other latest news is the creation of his online network focused on diabetes awareness in rural areas – but anyone touched by diabetes is welcome to come and connect with others.

You can read more about Mike’s journey and help build a community of inspiration, information, compassion and hope at RuralDiabetesAwareness.com

There is something about the skills fostered by play that inventors value and keep using as part of their working lives.   from invention at play

What a wonderful invitation to take a play break right now for the cause of improving your productivity at work.  Try your hand at these four universal types of play: continue →

I remember talking with Mike Kowalchuk at the store shortly after he’d been told he had Type 2 diabetes.  His diagnosis came as a bit of a shock and adjusting to his “new life” sounded all too similar to those of our friends living with diabetes.

Yet being a runner, and the type of guy Mike is, he took it all in stride.  Literally.  continue →

This year at February’s TED 2009 Elizabeth Gilbert presented this refreshing and humourous look at creativity and what comes after we’ve achieved our “shiny moment”.  continue →

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 →