Community Support and Resources Through Vital Force
Grounding & Graceful Conclusions
In the November 2013 issue and now this one, I’m grateful for the continuing conversation (and tone) in relation to whether we practitioners rise after closing a movement – or remain with knees bent before starting the next movement. I’m glad everyone feels free to make his/her experiences known.
Using Justin
“We started class tonight by listening to parts of Spiritual Stories of the East. There is something about hearing Justin speak. Merle (one of my students) heard the chanting for the first time when she came to Sunday meditation. It was special for her to hear Justin chant and then give an explanation. It set the tone for a very good class. Thanks for making so many excellent materials available to us.” – Sheryl Adair, Atlanta, Georgia
Stu Goldman’s Artwork In This Issue: “Embracing My Continuity”
“I am among the fortunate: I have made my living from doing things that most people only dream about doing. Since childhood, I have been an actor, cartoonist, author, illustrator, stained glass artist, and now a T’ai Chi Chih instructor [as of the November 2013 accreditation]. These are all, believe it or not, related careers. They all communicate, infor,m and energize intellectually.
The most accidental of these was the stained glass. While copying one of my political cartoons for syndication distribution, instead of reducing it, I enlarged it so big that only a portion of the image appeared. It was a minor mishap and easily remedied, but the lines looked like the lead lines of a stained glass window. Later that week, walking past a stained glass studio in my Philadelphia neighborhood, I noticed a sign in the window offering lessons. I signed up. The next twenty years became history, as the saying goes.
From early on, as inspiration, I combined my interests in Japanese Haiku and Sumi-e ink drawing. The melding of these two art forms is known as Haiga. It’s noteworthy that the root of the term illustration is ‘to bring light to…’ I like to think that I used the light to ‘come through’ as well.” – Stu Goldman, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Where In The World …
TCC is practiced around the world, and we have two new photos in this issue to prove it. Keep them coming.