cognition, – Holly B.F. Warren Artist -Mind Wanderer- Writer Optimist

The Essential is often Invisible

“Grown-ups love numbers. When you tell them you’ve made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, ‘What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best?’ Instead, they demand: ‘How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh?…

The Alchemy of the Uncommon

To unfold, to stand, to seek, to be. To be unique is not to be loud; it is to be unrepeatable. In a world of echoes, a truly distinct soul is the original sound, a frequency that has never existed before and will never be heard again. It is a spiritual alchemy, the process of…

The Spindle and the Thistle: Why We Must Educate the Adult Imagination

After 35 years in the atelier, I am haunted by a recurring image: the bush of thistles. I see it in the eyes of seasoned educators and weary adults—a dense, prickly thicket of no, should, and impossible. We speak of educare, of drawing out the light, yet we have become master architects of our own…

Time Compass

The Internal OrientationWe often imagine time as a river, a relentless current dragging us away from the past and toward a misty horizon. But if we stop looking at the clock and start looking at the soul, time behaves less like a linear path and more like a compass.In this view, Forward is not a…

Category: cognition,

The Essential is often Invisible

The Alchemy of the Uncommon

The Spindle and the Thistle: Why We Must Educate the Adult Imagination

Time Compass