Curated Compost: Breath, Life and an Ancient Voice


Curated compost (C) Sara Dyer

A few leads on magical, lovely things to dive into.

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“The Good Life of Marcia Diehl”

Thoughts of this article, on Cambridge personality and luminary Marcia Diehl, came to me this week, as I thought over what makes a good life. It treats that very subject, and is written by a dear friend and former colleague of mine, Susie Seligson.

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“St Ides,” Macklemore

This voice, this song, remind me so much of my unruly friend and ancient love Lane who passed in 2019. Right before he moved on from this life to another, he reached out. We were meant to have a surf in NH. And then he was gone. Macklemore’s voice always reminds me of him, and this one, a new one to me, came on the past couple weeks on Spotify.


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The Deepest Breath

Love, loss, depth. Enter the fascinating world of freediving and meet two people whose love seems simply fated. Riveting, moving, this documentary pulls you in like the tide.

some of my fav artists' work principles/ethics/learning moments

Seattle-raised, soul-bearing rapper Macklemore

Throw me a gold mine, and a co-sign

While you're riding a couple dope rides

Two women, both dimes

Not gonna lie, that shit sounds so nice

But I got creative control, and my soul's mine

-Macklemore, Victory Lap

Ten million sold, go and look at that

Ain't no middleman gonna get any of that

I suck at math, but I know how to add (1 + 1)

That's a whole lotta money

-Macklemore, Ten Million

Guitar-slaying Jack White on working inside the box and forcing yourself to work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4NhlxSrOw

Maggie Rogers & Pharrell Williams Masterclass Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAM1N1APk80

A look into the art and business world of Jim Henson
Elizabeth Hyde Stevens: Make Art Make Money: Lessons from Jim Henson on Fueling Your Creative Career
https://www.amazon.com/Make-Art-Money-Lessons-Creative-ebook/dp/B00EVAAE6A
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/09/19/make-art-make-money-jim-henson/