Misha Lyuve

Mona was a diva. She carried her white-drizzled-with-black-spots fur with significance. She moved with slow grace and even the way she jumped on the wooden table where her food was had a whim of royalty.

I met Mona in the house we rented for the weekend in upstate New York...

When was the last time you experienced something that made you feel like life is not going to be the same? I say these moments define the level of your aliveness.

...I am hanging out with a year-and-two-month-old Brooke. She can't walk by herself yet and for the past several...

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There are many languages of expression. For example watch this.

Some say that this move is about Pina, a legendary German choreographer. Not really. It's dedicated to her. Pina passed away just as this movie started being made by her friend director Win Wenders. The unexpected de-tour the film had to take in its own journey made it into more than just a movie "about" somebody or something. It is a celebration of the form of expression.

This celebration is woven of love, gratitude and accomplishments of Pina's students. They came from all over the world and cover all age groups -- and they all speak about how Pina allowed them to open up their unique essence, feeling and talent. "Pina gave me language." Pina taught them to dance with their eyes closed. You will be blown away by what a teacher can give.

This film had me wonder: what else is hidden inside of my gift box? What else is hidden inside of yours?

The original posting "Please don't miss Pina" can be found at ART BEAUTY LIFE blog.

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What if there were no spring? If the earth forgot to awaken this year? If trees decided not to bloom? If flowers didn't feel like opening up? If birds changed their mind about chirping?

If humans...

Raquel Paiewonsky is a contemporary artist who currently resides in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her work has traveled across the globe. It explores human body, urban life, social constructs and social issues. The photographs featured in this article are from the project...

So I am walking on my street and I see an old lady with a walker crossing West End Avenue. The traffic light is turning from green to red, and she is right in the middle of the road. The wind blows and you can see how it rips into...

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Every New Yorker knows how important it is for your cab driver to take the shortest and the quickest path to your destination.

So on my way from Washington Square to Upper West Side, my cabbie...

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In this short essay I would like to warn you of dangers of inspiration.

After suffering for over a week without inspiration over writing my next blog posting, I decided to go cold turkey and pursue my writing without it. I apologize...

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In a week the Kony 2012 project swirled the world into madness. The sleek, inspirational, easy-to-action campaign ignited the interest of many people really fast, and brought back as strong of a wave...

Do you have a dream?

We've got used to someone else taking care of our stuff. We hope that our doctors will heal our sicknesses, our government will make our society work, our families will support our choices and our teachers will educate our children. And we might be just...

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Do you want to watch a movie? A black-and-white movie? A black-and-white silent movie?

No! No! No! No!

I want color! I want 3-D! I want surround sound! I want effects! I want action! I want sexy good-looking cast! And while...

My silence experiment in the previous posting was inspired by traveling through Indonesia. I was warned that driving would require some very special skills so I didn't risk driving myself. But I paid attention and managed...

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Just when you are about to sink into the pink laces of the Valentine's Day, I might actually spoil it for you, of course if you choose to continue reading this post.

Not sure whether Valentine's Day originated with much meaning in...

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Do you know what your life purpose is? This question used to make me uncomfortable. Everyone seems to be eagerly preoccupied looking for life purpose, a blurred concept which instigates a persistent search that supposedly distinguishes humans from other species. But it...

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'Silence" by Yolanda Naranjo

We are over-worded and under-communicated species.

How much of what we say in a day is not needed to be said and not adding value to anything or anyone? The...

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We shall not cease from exploration

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time.

There was a time when inspirational quotes were refreshing and maybe even inspiring. But as one would get tired of eating even their most favorite dish daily, my dear social media junkies, I admit: when I see another inspirational quote, I'm close to experiencing nausea.

So here are a few...

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I've been wondering whether impatience is my inborn trait or I acquired it through the years of living in big cities. In either case, there was no better place to explore my impatience than while...

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Our lives are in transition. Always. If nothing else, we are transitioning into getting a day older. We also transition constantly within relationships with our people, responsibilities of our jobs, our points...