Consider for a minute that you are merely an organism on this planet. You are the result of every effect following another effect so far back that we cannot make out the fuzzy long distance image of what an original cause might have been. This moment you are experiencing right now is exactly what needs to happen and is what creates the moment you are experiencing now just seconds later. Imagine that there are countless timelines all moving forward and intersecting each other, with every person, every animal, every molecule experiencing a varied experience of the very same shared moment in history.

Life is so beautiful because of it’s diversity/difference and rich lush landscapes with one complex harmony of structures meeting another. The intricate network of nutrients in transit in the structure of a leaf sits against the cold lifeless concrete that’s been from the soil, to the factory, to the truck, laid down by a worker and has now seen thousands of these leaves live and die against it. When I slow down and think about the complexity of every object, every being, every aspect of my daily experience, I find that not only is the world inherently forever in motion and constantly changing but that each and every state of every thing is perfect.

ReadyMade is a book – but not just that. It’s a DIY bible that grew up reading popular science as a kid, and now has a collegial 50’s garage tinkerer sensibility.  It launches with fiery trails. It soars. When it falls, it brushes itself off and starts over. It is the Captain of Creativity. Resistance is futile. This book is 100% hope.

Shoshana Berger came up with the idea for ReadyMade Magazine in 2000.  At a time when no one was launching a magazine with less than $5 million to invest, she decided to take a more DIY approach.  After all, that’s what they would be writing about, creating things yourself instead of buying them.  For two years, she and her partner, Grace Hawthorne, worked on a small budget, starting from scratch and learning the intricacies of the magazine business as they went. They did everything themselves – from conceiving and proofing every document that went out the door, to taking out the trash. Three years and many interns later, they were able to start paying themselves, and were the official editors of a widely regarded magazine.

So first - the story. Yes! The story, who can i be without the story? A man in the wilderness sitting squatted in padmasana meditating about the self... Of course the story, once you succeeded, transforms into the path. The story is the funny thing we get to remember. The story is what puts bunions in the feet of our ego. The story, once expressed, is ether released into reality, and whoever gets to witness (if they are well enrolled) can help you reach the greatest goal. 

Tim VanOrden had retired from collegiate cross-country skiing at the age of 20. At the time, bad knees and a case of athletically-induced asthma knocked him out of the game, despite living in Vermont, one of the cleanest air environments in the United States. For 18 years, he did not train, trek, or cross anything.

Hi Everyone,

The approach of Valentines Day inspires me to share a story about manifestation.

I am inspired by Fritzie Rubenstein. She passed away 16 years ago but I think of her often. Fritzie was so creative that even with no experience in the workplace and finding herself widowed and 54 years young with no source of income nor savings, was able to find a way to do what she loved and create a job out of thin air.

She did not have money to pay rent in her new apartment complex but it didn't stop her. She loved people and had a gift for gab and humor. Fritzie was very social and saw a need for a social director in the apartment complex. Her vision was a monthly newsletter announcing birthdays, anniversarys, celebrations and events. Of course, there were no events and the apartment manager did not see the value of a paid position in that capacity. This is where Fritzie was unstoppable.