Tag Archives: Brain Pickings

Into a New Day

Posted on July 25, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Earth, October Project, Poetry | Tagged Brain Pickings, David Whyte, Dawn, Earth, Emil Adler, Eternity, Gratitude, Haiku, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Lyrics, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, Nature, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Peace, Poem, Poetry, Sounds True, Time, Timeless, Yale University | Leave a comment

Tell Me Where To Start

Posted on June 25, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged Argument, Brain Pickings, David Whyte, Emil Adler, Forgiveness, Haiku, Humanity, Humor, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, october project, Omega Institute, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Relationship, Resolution, Rupi Kaur, Sounds True, Spirit, Yale University | Leave a comment

Air for the End of April

Posted on April 30, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Air for the End of April The flowers spray color from the field Where half the world will have to Yield to spring Everything is bursting Everything is back to the first thing The thing we almost forgot … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, October Project, Poetry, Vernal Equinox | Tagged April, Brain Pickings, David Whyte, Emil Adler, Flowers, Hope, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Light, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, Music & Lyrics, National Poetry Month, Nature, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poetry, renewal, Rupi Kaur, Sounds True, Spirit, Spring, Yale University | Leave a comment

Pink Noise

Posted on April 26, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Pink Noise I don’t know why I hurt myself Sometimes it just seems like the best solution A way to find something new Or let go of something old When I’m so sorry I ever told you What wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, October Project, Poetry | Tagged Brain Pickings, Communication, Emil Adler, History, Hope, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Letting go, Life, Lost, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, Memory, National Poetry Month, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Poetry Foundation, Regret, Sounds True, The Past, Together, Yale University | Leave a comment

Journal Page

Posted on April 25, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Journal Page Did God invent us Because he likes stories Or because he likes jokes The wheel of the earth Turns around its hidden spokes Perfect orbit, perfect angle Perfect distance from the sun How did we get so … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, October Project, Poetry | Tagged Acceptance, Brain Pickings, David Whyte, Elizabeth Lesser, Emil Adler, Fun, Golden Retriever, Heart, Humanity, Humor, Jokes, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Nature, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Paradise, Rhythm, Rupi Kaur, Song, Sounds True, Stories, Yale University | Leave a comment

Planet Gentry

Posted on April 19, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Planet Gentry Your language Is locked tighter than a filing cabinet Full of documents with many clauses Strict and tidy conversations with important pauses Where the feelings ought to be You are the king of the letter C, for … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged April is Poetry Month, Avarice, Brain Pickings, Captain of Industry, Emil Adler, Greed, Julie Flanders, Life, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, National Poetry Month, october project, Omega Institute, Paris Review, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Magazine, Pretender, Sounds True, Taker, Yale University | Leave a comment

All Assembled

Posted on April 16, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

All Assembled The towers rise where the horizon begins Giant, mute, silver-haired twins Cut of the same shape Throwing sharp blue into a gray landscape Yesterday you told me about a faun Playing with the crows Chasing them … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, October Project, Poetry | Tagged Brain Pickings, CIty, Country, Creation, David Whyte, Earth, Emil Adler, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Nature, New York City, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Sounds True, Spirituality, Yale University | Leave a comment

Living Stereo

Posted on April 14, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Living Stereo Purse woman Strolls Current as cement Crushes my ears On one side Spells madness But heart strings The whole sequence Clangs melody In the invisible Spray of molecules Broken into By past challenges The dust triumphs The … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged April is Poetry Month, Brain Pickings, Creativity, Dissonance, Emil Adler, Hearing, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Light, Madness, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Melody, National Poetry Month, Noise, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Reverberation, Silence, Sounds True, The Human Condition, Yale University | Leave a comment

Keep Me Up

Posted on April 13, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Keep Me Up Your voice woke me From a dream of ghosts Who were turning out the lights Thank you For all the ways you bring me back to life Sometimes I live deeply Into places that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, October Project, Poetry | Tagged April is Poetry Month, Brain Pickings, Dreams, Emil Adler, Eternity, Ghosts, Hidden, Home, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, National Poetry Month, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Past, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Soul, Sounds True, Spirit, Spirituality, Yale University | Leave a comment

Turn Back

Posted on April 12, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Turn Back Oh, if someone would come for her Someone kind and ever caring You know she never gives up Staring into the ashes Looking for signs of hope Rising past the disappointments And the compromises These are … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, October Project, Poetry | Tagged Ashes, Brain Pickings, Disappointment, Emil Adler, Hope, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Memory, Music & Lyrics, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Rituals, Sounds True, Spirit, Time, Yale University | Leave a comment