The Creative Coast Magazine
The Creative Coast Magazine
When we consider our parents, teachers, friends, neighbors, spiritual leaders, mentors, and even total strangers with whom we interact, it is evident that we do not live in a vacuum. Each leaves an imprint. Each creates an impression and we
On the night of February 21, 1994, the Atlantic Beach Fire Department responded to a fire in the Donner Road and Jordan Street area. The engine had a quick route to the blaze: Plaza to Sandpiper Lane and then left
So, I pulled myself off the too-often-climbed-on ledge of self-righteous upset and took a deep breath and waited. ~~~~~ “Where are they?” Like most craftsmen and service people, when I made the appointment I was given a two-hour block as
What may appear to be an arrow or a sword we can actually experience as a flower…It depends on our relationship with ourselves.” ~Pema Chodron ~~~~~ All of us have experienced those moments when something or someone has shattered us,
We are all artists painting our own lives. While facilitating a Texas faculty resilience workshop a few years ago, I presented the following R.D. Laing quote to the audience: The range of what we think and doIs limited by what
We stumble from room to room looking for bright spots. Making do.Or perhaps we recognize we need to change. ~~~~ This piece came to me from two disparate sources. One from a Henry David Thoreau quote. The other by way
The song came to me like so many others. A line kept repeating itself in my ear. I wanna be a kid again. As I rolled down A1A with the beach to my left and Vilano Beach ahead of me,
“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my way in the end.” ~attributed to Margaret Thatcher~ Impatience. Does it—impatience—reflect our times? An internet search immediately brings up thousands of choices on our screen. We can get overnight delivery, listen now
Humans spend a lot of time tapping their fingers on little keys or moving their hands across lit screens. Lots. Of. Time. I guess they like doing that or they have to do it, or they just can’t help themselves.
We find inspiration in surprising places if we choose to stop, listen, and reflect. A few years ago, I heard a thought-provoking singer-songwriter introduce a song with: “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” The words come
A few years ago, my wife and I heard several teens deliver a Sunday message at their church. Their individual messages struck common chords about compassion, acceptance, and communal growth. One of the young speakers urged the congregants to view life
Following up on my last FCL post, let’s examine one of the 3 Ps—PEOPLE—this time around. Energy practitioners believe the fifth energy chakra—the Throat chakra—connects to a clear voice; integrity of the message. It is associated with the sense of
