Tag Archives: Inspiring

This Is a Poem That Heals Fish: An Almost Unbearably Wonderful Picture-Book About How Poetry Works Its Magic – Brain Pickings

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Makere

“A poem … is when you are in love and have the sky in your mouth.” BY MARIA POPOVA “Poetry can break open locked chambers of possibility, restore numbed zones to feeling, recharge desire,” Adrienne Rich wrote in contemplating the … Continue reading →

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Insomniac City: Bill Hayes’s Extraordinary Love Letter to New York, Oliver Sacks, and Love Itself – Brain Pickings

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Makere

“The most we can do is to write — intelligently, creatively, evocatively — about what it is like living in the world at this time.” BY MARIA POPOVA “If you are too much like myself, what shall I learn of … Continue reading →

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Daniel Lozakovitj, at age 13, plays W.A.Mozart Violin Concerto in G Major- YouTube

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Makere

This week, Deutsche Grammophon announced that it will begin a ‘long-term association’ with 15-year-old Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovitj. Lozakovitj, the youngest musician currently signed to the label, will record one of the violin repertoire’s most mature works in his first … Continue reading →

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25 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be A Fearless Writer

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Makere

Because mistakes are the portals of discovery. Source: 25 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be A Fearless Writer

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Wild Horses

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Makere

Wild, wild horses, couldn’t drag me away faith has been broken tears must be cried so let’s do some living after we die wild horses couldn’t drag me away wild wild horses we’ll ride them some day wild horses couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Today I Rise: This Beautiful Short Film Is Like a Love Poem For Your Heart and Soul

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Makere

4 minutes | “The world is missing what I am ready to give: My Wisdom, My Sweetness, My Love and My hunger for Peace.” Source: Today I Rise: This Beautiful Short Film Is Like a Love Poem For Your Heart … Continue reading →

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Wendell Berry on How to Be a Poet and a Complete Human Being | Brain Pickings

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Makere

Live a three-dimensioned life; stay away from screens. Stay away from anything that obscures the place it is in. There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places. via Wendell Berry on How to Be a … Continue reading →

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Pico Iyer on What Leonard Cohen Teaches Us about the Art of Stillness | Brain Pickings

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Makere

It takes courage, of course, to step out of the fray, as it takes courage to do anything that’s necessary, whether tending to a loved one on her deathbed or turning away from that sugarcoated doughnut. The Art of Stillness, … Continue reading →

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I am alive and walking

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Makere

Originally posted on Live & Learn:
How important it must be to someone that I am alive and walking, and that I have written these poems. This morning the sun stood right at the end of the road and waited…

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T.G.I.F.: 1:55 min Dance to your Morning Commute

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Makere

Originally posted on Live & Learn:
http://youtu.be/SB_0vRnkeOk Smart, the company behind the original smart car, has devised a clever way to help pedestrians wait for the walk signal and keep the streets safer — a dancing traffic light. By projecting…

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