Published in Gain inspiration·PinnedMember-onlyCreative Flow, Meditation, and Lucid Dreaming Share the Same Brain WavesWe benefit from knowing that creative activity can occur in restful states of mind — Are you a fellow meditation practitioner? A devotee of the holy church of napping? A creator on top of that? These three have more in common than we know, and not just in relatable-sounding freelancer bios. Creativity and rest are necessary allies; both need slow brain waves to be satisfying…Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Published in Three Minute Thoughts·PinnedMember-onlyNew Expressions of Selfhood Favour Growth-Based FuturesForget rigid roles. We don’t have to pick our futures from a set menu anymore — The embodiments of selfhood in social media and our lives are more diverse than ever. So are the life journeys we are increasingly unrestricted to create. Innovation reigns as our rich itineraries on uncharted territories become more public. Our contemporary heroines and heroes are often multiethnic, neurodiverse and far from…Trends5 min readTrends5 min read
Published in Digital Global Traveler·PinnedMember-onlyIn and Out of Africa: All the Botanical GardensPassion fruit and mangoes; a few more memories for the harvest — This process of removing old sutures is necessary but still sucks. It’s so painful to write these memories as stories that once I get one out of my system, I must take a week off and theorize the hell out of existence until the wounds heal again. But, then again…Digital Global Traveler5 min readDigital Global Traveler5 min read
Published in Three Minute Thoughts·2 days agoMember-onlyWhat Moves the Pen? Motivation and the Creative ProcessOur worldviews govern the act of creating works of art, and vice versa – when we model words, we model the world — “We would do well… to think of the creative process as a living thing implanted in the human psyche.” — Carl Jung, Collective Works, 1922 For the longest time, I held back on publishing anything I wrote. After my well-documented teenage years — I had a byline in a local…Three Minute Thoughts3 min readThree Minute Thoughts3 min read
Published in Gain inspiration·2 days agoMember-onlyVagus Nerve Toning in Social Media: Hype or Revelation?The vagus nerve is trending. So what can we learn from new social ads for wearable devices? — The vagus nerve is trending. It’s such a complex creature I did not think we’d hear about #vagusnerve, but here we go. My Instagram suddenly bursts with ads for new vagus nerve toning tools and related influencer content among green detox smoothie recipes as if the thing had just been…Vagus Nerve5 min readVagus Nerve5 min read
Published in Gain inspiration·3 days agoMember-onlyThe Unsealed Self: Artistic Individuality Thrives in Blended LinesAs subjects, we live inside one another; art flourishes where boundaries interlace — Do you ever wonder where your inner self starts and how far its outer bounds reside? Is that an arm’s length above the body, or do we measure our energetic boundaries in kilometres? What about writing? To what extent is it the work of one individual? Can we extract our…Creativity5 min readCreativity5 min read
Published in Three Minute Thoughts·Mar 16Member-onlyA Return to Peace: Creating From a Place of StillnessHow to switch on the parasympathetic nervous system for creative work made with a sense of safety — Both employers and self-employers benefit from an enhanced ideation capacity in the attention economy. The more we produce per hour, the more eyeballs our work gets and the more cost-efficient we are. …Three Minute Thoughts4 min readThree Minute Thoughts4 min read
Published in Gain inspiration·Mar 13Member-onlyBangladeshi Schoolchildren Believe in Universal LiteracyVolunteering in slum schools taught me to value essential needs and rights — When Rana Plaza happened, I volunteered as a reporter at two slum schools in Bangladesh, where we lived. My goal was to explain and show donor organizations where their contributions went. Heartache and gratitude knew those days well. …Society4 min readSociety4 min read
Published in Thriving Planet Vibrant Souls·Updated Mar 12Member-onlyConnected Thought Bubbles: Our Souls Form Creative EcosystemsEach of us participates in a living, breathing nonprofit energy trade, even though we might call such exchanges differently — We all must have felt like we recognize someone before knowing them. They possess a kindred-spiritedness; their face, eyes, and even their name might have a familiar ring. …Earth4 min readEarth4 min read
Published in Gain inspiration·Mar 10Member-onlyThe Books of Our Youth Hold the Keys to Our WritingThe books of our formative years can help us understand our deepest values — If our literary destinies can be guessed from the books that leave a mark early on, how correct are the predictions? Specific themes in our lives and writing could coincide with the early literature we read. Salient literary motifs may be present in formative books Some essential threads in our lives and writing seem more vital, salient and thicker…Inspiration4 min readInspiration4 min read
