How to UNGET Stuck
Cookie: Dandy, I need 2 things to UNGET hungry every day.Dandy: What are they?Cookie: Ice cream, chocolate, and cupcakes.Dandy: Wait, you said 2 things, and now you’re adding more?Cookie: Yeah, you have to change it up a little every day, right? Cookie’s logic got Dandy thinking… We can’t expect different results by doing the…
From ‘Aaah!’ to ‘Ahaa!’
Dandy: “Cookie, give me a word that starts with A.”Cookie: “Apple.”Dandy: “Give me another word with A.”Cookie: “Aaaaaah!”Dandy: “What happened?”Cookie: “It’s a word that starts with A when someone falls down!”Dandy: “Oh! But we can also have Ahaa!” Let’s play a game! I’ll say something with an “Aaah!” and you have to turn it into…
Why you should sugarcoat the Negatives…
Cookie: wide-eyed, stares at the ceiling.Dandy: “What are you thinking?”Cookie: “I’m thinking of the crocodile… He goes aaav aaav aaav to bite, right?”Dandy: “Yeah, but don’t worry, he won’t bite you.”Cookie: “Can you keep me safe? Can you bite him?”Dandy: (squeezing him) “Of course! I can eat him for you.”Cookie: “But you’ll get a tummy…
The Power of “Yet”
Cookie folds it’s thumb, and puts out 4 fingers for Dandy to count.Cookie: “Dandy, how many fingers do I have?”Dandy: “4.”Cookie: “No, only 3 have fully grown, the others are not there yet.” In this silly yet thoughtful moment, Cookie reminded Dandy of the power of the word “yet.” The way Cookie viewed it’s hand…
How to draw in boiled lentils and other crazy things your brain can do!
Picture on Left, A subconscious mind drawing done in my pot of lentils with a blender, Picture on Right: Sivaya Subramuniyaswami from Kauai Hindu Monastery The image on the left was created by my hands, but I did not do it with any skill whatsoever. One fine afternoon, I was busy blending lentils in my…
Web of Life
My poor plants had braved whiteflies all winter indoors, and I thought the sun would finally bring them relief. Out in nature, where they truly belong, they’d finally thrive.But then the spiders came. And with them, a full-blown spidermite invasion.I hosed the plants down, wondering how I was going to save them from utter destruction….