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Exploring Life: On the Frontiers of Experience is a gathering place for creative people interested pursuing the ideal of living a creative life. Our work assumes that creativity is essential to personal growth, living a life worth living, and cultivating wellbeing in the world.. The underlying ground of a creative life is exploration and the willingness to step on to unfamiliar terrain, find meaning inside the unknown, and then share…
Featured Articles
The Limits of Traditional Music Training
This article is a personal account of my experiences with traditional piano training. It offers an exploration of my transition from a classical pianist toward a blues-R&B, funk…
Deep Creativity: What is it?
Deep creativity is the phenomenon of becoming more fully human and humane. Deeply creative people are driven by an innate passion to imbue the experience of being alive…
ELN: Seeking Relief from Pandemic Stress (12/20)
What’s New? The COVID-19 pandemic is a source of global anxiety. These articles seek to identify sources of resilience and solace while respecting the genuine hardship and adversity…
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The Liminal Frontiers of COVID-19
A liminal period arrives as foreboding feelings of uncertainty caused by periods of deep change. It is first felt as a disturbing break from the past in which…
The Wisdom of Control
Unexpectedly, you find yourself on the foreboding frontiers of a pandemic. The threat of being hunted by an invisible predator never leaves you alone. It is disinterested in…
Inside Pandemic Stress
In the beginning, it didn’t seem like a serious threat. Early warning cries deteriorated into silence. It seemed too far away for me to be concerned. And then,…
Author
Brian Alger is writer, musician, and retired entrepreneur sharing his lifelong passion for creativity. I have always been passionate about creativity, artistry, and ideation. Being creative is an innate source…