above – detail from a commissioned artwork for Westminster Chapel, graphite on paper, 2017. Map drawing of Bellevue area, drawings of handwritten notes from participants who live in the area and were asked to contribute short written meditations on how they love where they live. From Taking Our Places by Norman Fischer– “…the most effective form of having “beginner’s mind”. Try engaging in a conversation with no judgement,…
“Truly Growing Up” – on being “Zen curious”
Li Po poem and Illustration for Listen, SDI publication, July 2018. I have had a growing interest in Buddhism in this spiritual season of my life, which I describe as “Zen curious”. This freaks out some people I talk to, who likely think I’m losing faith or are threatened that I am challenging cherished sacred truths. Quite the opposite is true! I’m not writing here as an…
