I have always been fascinated with stop action movies and this one is quite inspiring.
Inspiration
Rocky Neck State Park
Finally got to the beach over the weekend. Traveling south then slightly east for about 1 hour and 40 minutes to Rocky Neck State Park, in Lyme, CT.
What a lovely spot, looking out into the Long Island Sound. The water was clear and the beach a nice sandy white.
I highly recommend this area for either a day on the beach or to go camping. While we pretty much parked ourselves directly on the beach, hiking and camping were very nearby as well as an estuary and marsh lands.
Now, I just need to finish that book I was reading beach side, before summer is over…..
The Gig Economy
Richard Greenwald says we are now, “living at the dawn of the freelance world, as more and more people find themselves working as consultants, contract workers or freelancers. This change in the way we work is as profound as the shift that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.”
Having been an on and off freelancer, since 1985….I of course, side with the freelancers and have to say….this is not just the dawn of the freelancers….it IS the Dawning of the Age of the Freelancers.
Visual Acoustics
Do check out this beautiful film called Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.
You can get it at NetFlix.
A 21st Century Education
There are a series of videos here, to view. I highly recommend.
Savasana = Nap
I practice Bikram Yoga which is done in 104 degree temperatures and between 40 and 60% humidity. 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises. Roughly the first 45 minutes are warm up to what Bikram calls ‘The real yoga!’
During the second half of class we do postures and in between we have savasana, which literally means: corpse pose. I’m told we have 20 second savasanas in order for our blood to circulate once throughout our bodies. Seems plausible.
It’s like a tiny nap…..and naps are the real reason for this post. I LOVE naps. Naps are highly under rated in the United States. When I moved to China, in 1990 [and first visited in 1987] daily between 11 and 2 the entire country took a rest time. European nations know this ritual as well and it is based on sound logic. Our bodies do better with some rest.
And after going full on, usually from 4:45 am….by mid-day I am ready for a savasana. I usually can pump out more productive activity after just 20 minutes of rest. On the weekends I attempt to push that time out to 45 or 60 minutes of nap time.
Try it yourself and let me know how it works for you. I’m willing to bet you’ll be more productive, rested and happier….and you’ll be more inspired.
