Senses working overtime #351

1 Tuna lovers! Meet your ultimate sandwich!

2 Ostracodish - Seth Godin

3 Quitting stuff (a how to guide)

4 Is old music killing new music?

5 Thich Nhat Hanh's final mindfulness lesson.

Overtime: 

Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, on life:

"When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You hurry to get past these obstacles and get to the ocean.

But as the creek moves down through the fields, it becomes larges and calmer and it can enjoy the reflection of the sky. It's wonderful. You will arrive at the sea anyway so enjoy the journey. Enjoy the sunshine, the sunset, the moon, the birds, the trees, and the many beauties along the way. Taste every moment of your daily life."

Source: Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society (Courtesy James Clear)

Senses working overtime #350

1 Tongan volcano

This amazing once-in-a-lifetime event has dominated our news in NZ this week.

2 Nubya Garcia

I've been listening to this a lot this week.

3 Letting go as a concept simplified by Nietzsche

Amor fati explained in an entertaining way!

4 Lana Del Rey - Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass

I have been enjoying her readings of her poetry - here is an example - LA who am I to love you

5 Poetry corner

from Time Pieces How briefly a day lasts, unravelling so fast you can't keep pace. You are at the morning bus stop, wondering if you definitely locked the hall door when, what seems like seconds later, sunset struts by in all its sky-draped finery, its evening wear, and you are unlocking the hall door. Dennis O'Driscoll (2002)

Overtime: 

Flow (and progress) - Seth Godin

A flow state is priceless. It happens when we lose ourselves in the work, simply connecting with the task, without commentary or doubt. When we’re in flow, time slows down, satisfaction rises and we feel fully engaged.

An easy way to end a flow state is to see how well you’re doing. Are you ahead of the other runners? Are you progressing according to the milestones? Do you have more social metrics now?

The irony, of course, is that the best way to make progress is to find flow. But if you’re using progress as a yardstick, it won’t last long.

Senses working overtime #349

1 Macca and Joko

2 WTWMC Body Parts!

The Three Amigos (Kev, Greg and me) have finished our latest Spotify playlist - 45 songs with a body part in the title from 1951 to 2021, which you can enjoy (and even like) here.

3 Janet Jackson (remember her?)

4 Songs as shelters in time - Austin Kleon

5  In praise of Ginger Baker

Enjoying playing this double LP compilation LOUDLY today!

Overtime: RIP Ronnie Spector - a unique voice; RIP Michael Lang 

Senses working overtime #348

1 How to make 2022 the year you finally smash your goals!

2 The 45 most anticipated albums of 2022

3 The Power Of The Dog

We watched this recently and really enjoyed it! Keen to watch it again having read that article.

4 Alan Watts - Why we resist change

5 The Mandalorian

Jacky and I are enjoying Season 2 on Disney+

Overtime: Wabi Sabi - Nobuo Suzuki

Jade gave me a copy for Christmas and I'm enjoying the wisdom in imperfection as I paint and decorate half of Maple Grove. 

Senses working overtime #347

1 Top photos from 2021

Finally, these last two kind of sum things up well

2 The joy of reclaiming long lost positive words

Some of our happiest words are such because they make us smile, and often involve a bit of fun at our own expense. Who can resist such nicknames as “cacklefarts” for eggs, or “bags of mystery” for sausages (because you never quite know what’s in them)? Even the prudish Victorians knew hankies as “snottingers”, and umbrellas as “bumbershoots”.

3 Omicrom variant - 2022's hero or villain?

A woman draws on the National Covid Memorial Wall on the embankment in London.

4 Poetry corner (for new year's day 2022)

from What I Want Yes, that's what I want right now, Just that sensation Of my mind's gradual Deceleration, as if I Took my foot off the gas And the Buick rolled to a stop. Alicia Ostriker (1992)

5 RIP painter Wayne Thiebaud (pronounced T-Bow) aged 101

Overtime:  Austin Kleon's quotes.