I'm for ever fascinated where one foot in front of the other can lead.

Yesterday I got an email from Adrienne Lloren, a young entrepreneur in Toronto who interviewed me this year for her online summit, "The Thriving Artist."

In her email she mentioned one of her mentors, Jim Rohn.  I'd never heard of him and curious to know where Adrianne gets her energy and inspiration I did a quick google search. Wikipedia told me that he had been a mentor for Tony Robbins. I was more curious.

So I followed a link and watched a couple of videos in Youtube. His talks are about mindset, full of handy phrases and practical common sense. There was some useful information in talks titled "Focus on One Thing", and "How to Use Your Time Wisely."

I was tidying up paperwork so listened as I sorted. 

As it does Youtube suggested some other videos. In the "coming next" box appeared videos from Dr Wayne Dyer - someone I had heard mentioned various times however I never had listened to any of his work. 

Youtube makes it easy for the curious. One video was called "On the Tao and A Million Little Pieces."  I listened to various of the talks as I sorted paperwork and Dyer talked about living the "inspired life."

Two things struck me. The first was that one of his chosen quotes was a quote from the British poet, print maker and visionary, William Blake that I have used many times in workshops and in my website, 

This quote always reminded me of what anthropologist Victor Turner talked about in  "communitas" - the ability of culture to link people, and the power of art and culture can make you look and look again.

The second factor that surprised me was Dyer talking about 3.15am as one of those special times when you have more access to your quiet and true place. The Celtic Christians called it a "thin place" - where we are closer to that something else. Dyer quotes Rumi's saying, ""The breeze at dawn has special messages for you. Do not go back to sleep."

You've guessed it, I woke up, got up to go to the loo, checked the time, and of course it was 3.15am. In the spirit of the coincidence I did my dues and took out a notebook and put down some thoughts. 

Each day is this sum of one foot in front of the other and the curiosity to find where my nose will lead me next. 

In the talk, Dyer mentions the book he is working on based on the Tao Te Ching to be called “Change The Way You Look At Life And The Life You're Living Changes.” I don't know if the book stayed with that title but whatever the title I'm sure that it was as fascinating as this talk about our thinking. 

New Year, New steps. Stay awake even just for the sake of a curiosity to see what might happen. 

​DECEMBER 2018 - Clear Insight Production's contemporary culture and arts newsletter. Dedicated to the creative and new ways of doing, being and knowing. 

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