Postcards from the Funny Farm – PFTFF

dialog on psychology and inspiration

  • Free Your Brain

    I ran across this inspiring photo today at Neurophilosophy, a recent addition to my blogroll. Mo, the author, describes the photo in a post there, but here is an excerpt:
    Purkinje cells are the largest cells in the mammalian brain. They have a planar structure with a highly elaborate dendritic tree.
    I’ve become inescapably fascinated with [...]

    April 28th, 2009

  • Blog Safari 9-10-08

    I had an absolute blast this week reading blogosphere posts about the brain and inspiration. Here are some I stumbled along the way. Please stumble them all, they are very deserving.
    52 Sunday Evening Meditations on Life | Marc and Angel Hack Life
    Great list of 52 “mantras” or meditations. Give ‘em a read.
    ALEXEY [...]

    September 10th, 2008

  • Trampoline Flight for Inspiration

    I was out by the pool this weekend and spent some time in between swims with my best friend Eric Stefani and my son “flying” on the trampoline.
    This was an excellent “exercise in play” and as a result my mind is filled with creative possibilities. Anyway, I picked 8 to post. Just [...]

    June 29th, 2008

  • In My Book of Dreams

    I was talking to someone the other day and they told me drama was inevitable in their life. I disagreed and made a suggestion that has worked for me during similar pessimistic times:
    Make a list of what you want.
    It’s great for focusing your own energies on your goals as well as setting an example for [...]

    February 5th, 2008

  • MLK’s B-Day and my “I am Nothing Syndrome”

    Martin Luther King was asked to head up the protest against the bus system when he was 26 years old. 26. Now if you are younger than 26, as I know at least 2 of my readers are, you don’t think that sounds young. Maybe it isn’t. But when you think [...]

    January 17th, 2008

  • Make it an Excellent Workday

    There are many more ways, but I was thinking this morning that a process always helps.  Perhaps you can add your own to this list:

    Wake up on time (alarm clock with a mellow station).
    Make some good coffee.
    Have your outfit all picked out the night before (not always possible I know).
    Train your school-age son(daughter) to make [...]

    January 17th, 2008


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