Focused Relaxation
The child development expert and coach Thanna Vickerman talks about the need for children to immerse themselves in the flow of things. Left to their own devices, children naturally fall into these moments of reverie. The expansion of their imagination takes flight in...
Invent New Forms
Sometimes it feels as if everything has already been done. There is no room for still another portrait or another novel. It is time, then, to consider the art of inventing new forms. Michael Shapiro, in his inspiring book, “The Creative Spark,” relates that Ian...
Creativity and the Art of Juggling
I am a big fan of the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. I have devoured each of his books, and now they sit prominently on my bookshelf, close at hand, in case I need inspiration. His characters inhabit flamboyant and imaginative worlds, such as “Killing...
The Beauty of Drawing
I have lost a favorite book. Many years ago, I knew exactly where to find it. But a fire that ripped through my house a couple of years back took it away from me, along with everything else. All was lost. The fire destroyed about 6,00 homes in Sonoma County in the...










