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Crossing the Unknown Sea – Poet David Whyte tells of a meeting with Brother David in which he learns that “the antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest.”

The life of Käthe Kollwitz shows what happens when creativity embraces the poor of the world.

star - new link Whether you are a sophisticated film-buff or simply enjoy the occasional movie night, you are in for an adventure when you view the films described here, each revealing unique facets of gratefulness.

What's haiku? -- Try your hand at writing a haiku poem and read some of our examples.

Stephen Mitchell’s poem “Jerome” vividly conveys the absorption of the artist’s way.

Star Georgia O'Keeffe reflects on the wideness and wonder of the world.

Star Sister Galen Martini and Brother David Steindl-Rast discuss The Artist at the Crux of Community.

Star Art and the Sacred explores awe -- that inexplicable fusion of fear and fascination -- through poetry and a painting.

Star Seeing with the Inner Eye --What appears as dry, wrinkled, and old may surprise us when viewed through the inner eye.

Star Work and Leisure - Every work that is well done bears the marks of leisure.

star Movin' On Up (excerpt) - Mahalia Jackson writes that "a song must do something for me as well as for the people that hear it."

Enjoy our children’s picture gallery and then use paint, pastels, pencils or any medium of your choice to discover what you’d like to create with fresh vision.

 
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The Moontown CafĂ© is a gathering place for poets of all styles.  Enter your poem in a contest, join a forum or create a blog to develop and refine your writing.

pageSoul of the Garden explores the connection between earthly gardens and inner flowering through poetry, quotes, a daily journal, extensive links and extraordinary photos.

starThe Worldwide Gratitude Project allows you to paint, collage, write, and express creatively what you are thankful for, using a simple postcard.  You can also view gratitude postcards from far and wide.

starSnow Crystals - Nature's creativity is shines through in these photo-microscopic images of snowflakes. They astound us by their minute and endless variations.

pages The Reciprocity Foundation provides a unique way to empower homeless youth through programs designed to foster creative work.

loffsite linkLifeDesigning - Find your own way to a beautiful, creative, and constantly renewed life through the articles and links on this site (in German with some English).

 
BookRecommended Books

The Inspired Heart: An Artist’s Journey of Transformation, by Jerry Wennstrom. “ Jerry Wennstrom was a rising star in the New York art world when he decided that the ultimate creative leap was to destroy his large body of art, give away all of his possessions, and spend the next 10 years wandering, seeking, listening, and trusting God to take care of him.” (Connie Shaw, Sentient Publications)

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards. If you’ve ever sworn you can’t draw, this book is for you!

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg. Whether you’re an experienced writer or a novice, Goldberg’s book offers seasoned guidance for letting your ideas flow.

The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. A program “to recover your creativity from a variety of blocks, including limiting beliefs, fear, self-sabotage, jealousy, guilt, addictions, and other inhibiting forces, replacing them with artistic confidence and productivity.” (from Amazon.com review)

 

EDITORIAL POLICY
ANGeL's goal is to offer you through this website an immediate and intimate experience of living gratefully. In selecting topic resources, as elsewhere, we favor quality over quantity. This page is not meant to be a directory of related websites and organizations. Rather, we have selected a few specific links and readings that we believe are most helpful in getting you in touch with your experience. Of course, the Internet is vast and our knowledge is limited; so if you know of a link or a book that is more helpful than what's listed, be sure to let us know.

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