Quiet Contemplation Fan Prints

Monk

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

40 Days without an on-the-job conversation.

"They haven't said two words to each other—it's sad... I hope we don't end up like that." "They keep talking to each other—it's exhausting... So glad we don't have to do that."

'Don't just sit there thinking. Meditate.'

'A sitcom has to be quirky or formulaic. There is no middle way.'

Hot Pie Therapy

"Nature speaks to me of God’s presence, yet God is a total stranger to the restless world of men." "Why the #!@* is there no signal?!"

'I have multiple personalities and they are all following me on Twitter.'

Pre-Television Man Caves

Cat and Broom

'Have you been working out?'

"Use your head, follow your heart and go with your gut."

'Slices Mandy! Just slices!'

Relax.

"Yoga has helped me appreciate the healing power of donuts."

"I worry that some people find me boring"

"Hail to thee, blithe spirit!"

'Oh it is nice to get away from it all.'

When boomerangs argue.

Development of disgusting new flaws. Loving acceptance of your flaws.

"Autumn already? O.K., I'll come down."

"They may be champagne problems, but they're my problems."

Auditions: To Perform at Metro Stations Today.

Computer with moon screensaver

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it — who cares?!"

"It's no use. I came here to get away from it all."

"You're so vein."

Book reading a work titled: 'How to be self-reflexive.'

Admiral Lord Nelson practiced mindfulness techniques daily to reduce his stress levels. He found an hour of 'naval gazing' worked wonders.

'Boy, you're really into yourself, aren't you?'

Pot Needles

'They made him take a vow of silence so he'd have to stop complaining about his oath of poverty.'

"My mind is especially empty today."

The John Cage Carollers