“THE ASS & HIS SHADOW”

A Traveler had hired an Ass to carry him to a distant part of the country. The owner of the Ass went with the Traveler, walking beside him to drive the Ass and point out the way.

The road led across a treeless plain where the Sun beat down fiercely. So intense did the heat become, that the Traveler at last decided to stop for a rest, and as there was no other shade to be found, the Traveler sat down in the shadow of the Ass.

Now the heat had affected the Driver as much as it had the Traveler, and even more, for he had been walking. Wishing also to rest in the shade cast by the Ass, he began to quarrel with the Traveler, saying he had hired the Ass and not the shadow it cast.

The two soon came to blows, and while they were fighting, the Ass took to its heels.

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An undiagnosed love story, autistic vision focuses on the details, and an auditory dimension augmented reality experience

“…The turning point came with a startling realisation: we don’t argue. Ever. Early on in our marriage I was terrified of any sign of anger on his part. Even mild irritation left me quaking. I would shut down and not respond. In the end, we found a way to be and we haven’t had a cross word for more than a decade.

Years ago, Tim would snap over something small and I would retreat upstairs and not come down until I knew he had either gone out or had calmed down. I simply didn’t engage. Now he no longer even considers getting cross; he knows nothing will come of it. Problems are discussed calmly and solutions negotiated. Anything else seems bizarre to me. Why would anyone want to scream and shout at the person they love?”

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“THE ASTROLOGER WHO FELL INTO A WELL”

A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself an Astrologer, and spent his time at night gazing at the sky.

One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw there that the end of the world was at hand, when all at once, down he went into a hole full of mud and water.

There he stood up to his ears, in the muddy water, and madly clawing at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out.

His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said:

“You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! This may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself.”

“What use is it,” said another, “to read the stars, when you can’t see what’s right here on t

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Neuroscientist creates a sensory vest, Prometheus rises again in Westworld S2, and the precision factor in poetry and math

“Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman invented the Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer (VEST), a wearable tactile display that translates myriad kinds of information, from speech to sounds to digital data, into patterns of vibrations on the skin. The device was inspired by Eagleman’s study of synesthesia, the fascinating neurological phenomenon whereby stimulation of one sense involuntarily triggers another sensory pathway.”

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“THE ANTS & THE GRASSHOPPER”

One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

“What!” cried the Ants in surprise, “haven’t you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?”

“I didn’t have time to store up any food,” whined the Grasshopper; “I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone.”

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

“Making music, were you?” they cried. “Very well; now dance!” And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

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A.I. hears music in your head, businesses use music to affect tasting experience, and the brain processes sight and sound the same

“Music menus: Restaurants that are putting more emphasis on their soundtracks—aiming to create the right mood rather than just muffling the conversations of diners and other background noise—include renowned Los Angeles restaurant Vespertine, where a series of seven tracks is heard before, during and after the multicourse meal.

“Music, for sure, is arguably the most important part of my creative process,” says chef Jordan Kahn.

Music is hard to miss at Vespertine, where the $250 tasting menu is currently 19 courses. Kahn says he aims “to use sound to enhance and augment the dining experience, not to distract the guest.””

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“I have been Foolish and Deluded…”

#wednesdaywisdom #pooh #poohbear #winniethepooh #authentic #quote #aamilnequote #aamilne “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.” Source: Milne, A.A. (2016), The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh (Reprint, Original work published 1926) (p. 41). New York: Dutton Children’s Books. > Used in #The COMPLETE TALES of WINNIE the POOH. [Bibliography]  

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Illustrating environmental interaction, floral foam is the new slime, and a dog’s nose is 100,000 times more sensitive than a human’s

“The people in my illustrations are almost caricatures that presume and hint at deeper stories,” says Nathan. “I write a little so I naturally seek narratives even in non-sequential images.” The characters in Noise Complaint for example, span the human demographic, with a couple fighting next to their young child, boys playing loudly in a rock-band, two women doing DIY and someone putting out a fire — the characters are thoroughly human, relatable and despite Nathan’s high level of illustrative detail, leave space for the viewers own storytelling and interpretation.”

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“And how are you?…”

#wednesdaywisdom #pooh #poohbear #winniethepooh #authentic #quote #aamilnequote #aamilne “And how are you? said Winnie-the-Pooh… “Not very how,” [Eeyore] said. “I don’t seem to have felt at all how for a long time.” Source: Milne, A.A. (2016), The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh (Reprint, Original work published 1926) (p. 43). New York: Dutton Children’s Books. > Used in #The COMPLETE TALES of WINNIE the POOH. [Bibliography]  

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“And if anyone knows anything about anything…”

#wednesdaywisdom #pooh #poohbear #winniethepooh #authentic #quote #aamilnequote #aamilne “And if anyone knows anything about anything,” said Bear to himself, “it’s Owl who knows something about something,” he said, “or my name’s not Winnie-the-Pooh,” he said. “Which it is,” he added. “So there you are.” Source: Milne, A.A. (2016), The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh (Reprint, Original work published 1926) (p. 46). New York: Dutton Children’s Books. > Used in #The COMPLETE TALES of WINNIE the POOH. [Bibliography]  

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“Bon-hommy,” went on Eeyore gloomily…”

#wednesdaywisdom #pooh #poohbear #winniethepooh #authentic #quote #aamilnequote #aamilne “Bon-hommy,” went on Eeyore gloomily. “French word meaning bonhommy,” he explained. “I’m not complaining, but There It Is.” Source: Milne, A.A. (2016), The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh (Reprint, Original work published 1926) (p. 72). New York: Dutton Children’s Books. > Used in #The COMPLETE TALES of WINNIE the POOH. [Bibliography]  

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A reading of a theological poem about the unspoken: “Truth” written by George William Russell

#poem #poetryreading #devotion #motivationmonday #duluth #asmr #asmrreading #asmrvideo #truth #georgewilliamrussell THE hero first thought it To him ’twas a deed: To those who retaught it, A chain on their speed. The fire that we kindled, A beacon by night, When darkness has dwindled Grows pale in the light. For life has no glory Stays long in one dwelling, And time has no story That’s true twice in telling. And only the teaching That never was spoken Is worthy thy reaching, […]

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Experiments may prove the Source Field of intelligent consciousness, Julia shares her ASD personality on Sesame Street, and the tranquility of sensory deprivation floating

“Within the field of quantum mechanics, physicists, too, have opened their eyes to the possibilities of a conscious, vibratory field that permeates the Universe. In his best-selling book, The Source Field Investigations, author David Wilcock proposes the question, “could all space, time, energy, matter, biological life, and consciousness in the Universe be the product of a source field?” He references a number of curious experiments conducted by scientists over the last century which add credence to his theory, and by the end of the book it is difficult to refute the existence of what he names the ‘Source Field’.”

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“Piglet was so excited at the idea of being Useful…”

#wednesdaywisdom #pooh #poohbear #winniethepooh #authentic #quote #aamilnequote #aamilne “Piglet was so excited at the idea of being Useful that he forgot to be frightened any more, and when Rabbit went on to say that Kangas were only Fierce during the winter months, being at other times of an Affectionate Disposition, he could hardly sit still, he was so eager to begin being useful at once.” Source: Milne, A.A. (2016), The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh (Reprint, Original work published 1926) (p. […]

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A reading of a rhythmic poem about the power of a song: “The Music-Makers” written by Arthur O’Shaughnessy

#poem #poetryreading #music #musicmakers #mondaymotivation #asmr #asmrreading #asmrvideo #themusicmakers #arthuroshaughnessy WE are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. With wonderful deathless ditties We build up the world’s great cities, And out of a fabulous story We fashion an empire’s glory: One man with a dream, […]

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Reading helps with anxiety, 50 fourth grade level book recommendations from teachers, and dyslexia makes great designers

SENSORY NEWS REPORT    Sylvester, C. (1922) Journeys Through Bookland : a New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World’s Best Literature for Children, p.226 [photograph]. Retrieved from The Commons on Flickr (Public Domain) , https://flic.kr/p/oeRmRM.   #thursdaymorning #sensoryreaders #sensorynews #multisensory #stimtoys   Contents Selected Reads + Buzz Book + Stim Tool Halcyon Entrancement Chuckles Sources

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