28 Monday Dec 2015
Posted in Articles
Despite controlling Scrooge McDuck-levels of wealth, Warren Buffett enjoys a reputation as a caring, down-home fella who is better than most other Scrooge McDucks. A new report may put at least a slight ding in that reputation.
Source: A Dirty Corner of Warren Buffett’s Empire
21 Monday Dec 2015
Posted in poetry
There is a sinuous, serpentine quality about you these days.
It is as if you are the elegant and crafty hero of an epic myth set in the ancient future.
You are sweeter and saucier than usual, edgier and more extravagantly emotive.
You are somehow both a repository of tantalizing secrets and a fount of arousing revelations.
She tastes like nectar and salt.
Nectar and salt and apples.
Pollen and stars and hinges.
She tastes like fairy tales.
Swan maiden at midnight.
Cream on the tip of a fox’s tongue.
She tastes like hope. (Bob Brezsny)
13 Sunday Dec 2015
Posted in Articles
Dogs, cats, humans … we are all meat… we are animals… moving from one stage to another- barking, hawling, chasing, dying… Meat is the “common zone between man and beast” (FRANCIS BACON, 23, the writer’s translation). There is suffering here, a shared predicament, “a man who suffers is a beast, a beast which suffers is a man. That is the reality of becoming” (idem, 25). Enjoy the following post!
We have seen that Deleuze does not enunciate judgements, he does not “judge” schizos, he evaluates assemblages. The same philospohical ethic is present in his attitude towards dogs. James Hillman remarks “There are no wrong or negative animals, in dreams or otherwise”, and Deleuze would agree. However, Deleuze would hasten to add that there are no intrinsically “right” animals either. It is not a question of right or wrong, but of what is good for your individuation or not, of what you can “stand” in the way of alterity, of what type and in what proportions, to compose your process of individuation rather than having it de-composed.
Deleuze “says he can better stand (although not for too long) the wolf howling at the moon than barking” (ABC Primer, A as in Animal). Wecan imagine him asking a dog-lover “How can you stand that barking?”, and it could be…
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12 Saturday Dec 2015
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CBC, collaboration, Radio Taping, reflection, Talk show, TV Taping
Walking to CBC, standing in a queue listening to people talking about the taping show, taking an elevator, going to a studio… that is how we become part of something larger than self…
The studio is dark, lots of cameras in each corner, some wearing black invisibly guiding you to the room… the room and its aroma, its catchy lights … equipment all around… new and old rusty, dusty, and shiny…
Watching self in the room, as a witness, in this new making… moments of being part of a production…
No matter if it is a talk show or a music show or a comedy show, you are part of a repetition of events … every time it gets repeated, it is better understood… you learn to be present non-judgmental… mistakes are made, personal /technical glitches with no negativity attached … it is like life- moving, floating, making, and remaking itself …
You are an outsider but a contributor…. your emotions- laughter, sadness, excitement, disgust and joy- count … each word, each punchline, each melody is an invitation to be part of…
The world -small or big- is a stage, is a taping set… we are guided by others to take a place in this world; we play a part, we perform with consciousnesses or without, we are part of it if we feel included or not, we are in it…
it is up to us how to make it; it is up to us to help remake it; our part matters, our presence matters, we are significant in this room, in this world…
Do your part …
Happy possibilities!
Tahereh Barati
07 Monday Dec 2015
Posted in Articles
The following post illustrates what is happening to people around the world. Appreciate what you have and be generous to participate in changing the world!
06 Sunday Dec 2015
Posted in Photos
This gallery contains 4 photos.
A few of my pics from hiking in Shelburne, Ontario… To my surprise, it wasn’t just a regular hiking day; …
04 Friday Dec 2015
Posted in Articles
I liked the following post. It speaks to our responsibility to do our part when a mistake forms in the relationship. No matter in what relationship we are in, it is important to make ourselves accountable for the portion of a mistake as mistakes are not made individually, mistakes are a chain of ignored/overlooked/unaware matters that hunts us and our relationship with the other. Taking responsibility for our contribution to the formation of a mistake is the first step to personal learning and relational growth! Enjoy!
Have you noticed that in the world today we expect perfection? The moment a leader makes a mistake we tend to crucify them. When staff make a mistakes how many times have you seen them investigated…
Source: Do you Tolerate Mistakes?
