New Year Inspiration

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope the New Year finds you filled with inspiration, wonder, and joy. In these trying economic times, inspiration is essential, in my view.

I was doing strolling magic at a gig on New Year's Eve, and in between tables, I was realizing what a blast I was having. And a big part of it for me was the sheer joy and wonder that people were responding to my magic with. I love that! How fortunate are we, to be able to do something that inspires those kinds of feelings for others? It just makes me feel blessed!

And I think that whenever we experience that kind of inspiration, it's always wise to express thanks for it. An attitude of real gratitude keeps the channels open and allows for the flow of inspiration to continue.

And here are a couple tidbits that I found inspiring and thought I'd share.

HERE is a talk by Magician Eric Mead on the link between magic and nature. I enjoyed it a great deal... his approach, while quite different than my own, is nonetheless right up my alley. I think you'll like it too.

And THIS is a link that my good friend Johnny Ace Palmer sent me recently. It's an inspiring and "magical" animation based on a new technology. It may take a few minutes to load, but once it does, a playing card will appear on the screen. Scroll down to the slider below and move it gradually to the right and stop and watch what takes place, then move it a little more to the right and stop and another show will take place and keep doing this till you are to the end.

Enjoy! And stay inspired!