Creating that starts with destroying

Not too long ago I saw a video on Twitter (YouTube) of Francis Ford Coppla talking about how he adapted Mario Puzo's novel into The Godfather movies. That started with reading the novel, but then things get interesting. After reading the book, he destroyed the book. He cut

Reacting to noticing the search for tricks

I'm noticing a pattern where: 1. I notice myself searching for tricks. 2. I react to that — sometimes joking, sometimes frustrated. I'm thinking about how this connects to meditation itself. In the context of opening awareness practice, when thoughts arise, there can be a habitual reaction

Bored to thought

I keep wanting meditation to be more. It's not, though. Continually catching myself asking questions about the details, trying to find the one trick I'm still missing. What if I had better posture? What if I reflected more, or better, or less? What if I reread

Viewing stories as spacious

I'm noticing I can view a story as spacious, containing possibility. Oh, this paragraph is cool, I can see how that description of a fantasy animal gives the world a certain flavor of possibilities. This is the kind of world where you might end up needing to capture

Seeing That Frees vs. the MST3K Mantra

A random thought: How would Seeing That Frees relate to the Mystery Science Theater 3000 mantra reinterpreted as a mantra for life? That mantra is: "It's just a show, I should really just relax." I think they agree on the show part and partly on the