A good mediation on fire…

 A good mediation on fire can be found here:  Fire and focus – Austin Kleon.

It can be hard to think about fire as a positive thing if you have been focused on the wild fires in Los Angeles. But it can be, and that comes across in what Kleon writes about it. It reminded me of growing up and the times my father would have a fire pit in the backyard, and we would spend hours around it, tending it, talking, watching it. It also made me think of times later on when I had a house with a fireplace and I’d love the meditative and contemplative aspect of it.

Fire can be a great thing. Read Kleon and see.

(Photo by Hayden Scott on Unsplash)

 

How to relax using white noise, winter edition (the joy of simulated warmth and coziness)

In the winter, I think one of the nicest forms of white noise is a fire. It’s not the same as having an actual fire, but if you have a computer or big screen you can Chromecast this to, I recommend this video:

I’ve watched quite a number of these videos, and this one is my favorite so far: really good sound, and it looks realistic. (Oddly, this matters to me, even though I know it merely a video).

If you want the feeling of being warm and cozy inside while it storms outside, I recommend this video for white noise: