Episode 05: Kerry Larkin - Making space for a beautiful life

Show Notes: Kerry’s quilt kickstarter (~3:00)Vipassanā mediation/retreats (~5:30) Sitting practice meditation (~12:55) We discuss morning routines and I’m a complete nerd for people’s routines - here are a few examples of morning routines from other thought-leaders (~14:40) Sam Harris morning guided meditation (~17:05) Julia Cameron The Artist’s Way (~22:00) Sam Harris guided meditation app (~23:00) Auburn University Rural Studio (~19:15) Director of Rural Studio and Kerry’s mentor: MacArthur Fellow Samuel Mockbee (~20:38) “You are the architect of your education” and other quotesPhiladelphia Charter High School for Art and Design (~25:40) Big Yellow Arrow (no link, because, believe it or not, this was before Instagram ruled everything we do! Just imagine an 80-foot yellow arrow carried around and positioned across the country...brilliant!) (~27:16) Remaining permeable to new ideas - Debbie Millman and Ingrid Fetell Less discuss this on an excellent episode of Design Matters (~32:20) The idea of streamlining your life to free your mind to focus on your passions (~33:30) My Five-Cut Friday’s Playlists - see all of the playlists on my Spotify account (~45:50) Kerry’s Five-Cuts with the theme “Searching for Space"My Five-Cut Fridays for April 12, 2019 (the date of the release of this episode) A list of five books hand-picked by Kerry: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin by Rachel Corbett His Dark Materials (Trilogy) by Philip Pullman Where to find Kerry online:  Personal website (KerryLarkin.com) Comma Workshop (CommaWorkshop.com) Instagram (@commaworkshop)