Obi Wan and The Force
This post is on the topic of “The Power of We” for Blog Action Day 2012. One of the lines from Star Wars that I still think about to this day is when Obi Wan Kenobi says, “You can’t win, Darth. If you...
View ArticleCelluloid Gurus: 5 Films that Increase Empathy
For many spiritual pilgrims “the path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men,” especially the iniquities of the entertainment industry...
View ArticleThe Surfing Guru: “Life is a wave…”
The first time I hit rock bottom was in Y2K. My career in filmmaking was over; I was living in my car; and I had ostracized myself from the professional surfing community that I had called home. When...
View ArticleMr. Rogers: The First American Guru?
dogwelder / Foter / CC BY-NC When I really think about it, Mr. Rogers was the first guru I ever encountered. He walked like a guru, talked like a guru, and even his opening song espoused many of the...
View ArticleInternational Label Day
The incredibly creative mind of Rarasaur came up with a new holiday called International Label Day: “I’d love to see people wearing their subcultures proudly! So the holiday is simple– just label...
View ArticleThe Animated GIF: The Antithesis of Mindfulness
People who like GIFs (a series of images that create the impression of movement) are the same folks who slow down on the freeway to try to catch a glimpse of something gruesome after a car wreck. Ok,...
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