Inspiration

Creativity, ideas, imagination and vision are all fueled by inspiration. I find inspiration in many, many places. Here are a few of my favorite sources.

John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
Micro-brew, whole bean, organically grown, Fair Trade Coffee
Jivamukti Yoga
David Sedaris Books
Meditation
Kirtan
Jacques Vallee
Books on mind, consciousness & fringe thinking
G.I. Gurdjieff
Alan Moore’s Promethea for it’s mind-blowingly metaphysical trippyness
The Green Bay Packers
My wife’s frijoles de la olla
Thich Nhat Hanh
Speaking Spanish
NY style pizza
Phrenology
Saint Candles
Jalal ad-Dīn Rumi
The Book of John
Soy Chai Lattes
Being vegetarian
Indian food
Mahayana Buddhism
Mysticism
Rock en Español
Organic food & organic products in general
All of the Harry Potter movies
North Carolina trees
Culinary alchemy
Open-mindedness
Singer/songwriter Dan Wallace
Magickal thinking
Child-like enthusiasm
Bishop Shelby Spong
Herman Hesse
Elliott Smith
Amélie
Independent coffee houses
Used bookstores
The Slow Food Movement
Vedanta
The word “esoteric”
Design thinking
Pico de Gallo
Spring in Wisconsin
Mindful Therapy by Thomas Bien
The Hipstamatic App
Mysterious Universe Podcast
Zencast