Entropy

My favorite law in physics is The Second Law of Thermodynamics.

The second law of thermodynamics establishes the concept of entropy as a physical property of a thermodynamic system. Entropy predicts the direction of spontaneous processes, and determines whether they are irreversible or impossible, despite obeying the requirement of conservation of energy, which is established in the first law of thermodynamics (Source: Wikipedia).

Short and simple it says that everything falls apart...

This is how I see it in my garden, with all beautiful flowers and trees I share my space and life with. 

Reversible! ;-) 

My New Book "Zen Stories from Serbian Forest Land" (in Serbian)

This year I have decided to publish my book as hard-copy, not only as an e-version like I did for the past few years.

So, here it is! 

"Šumadijske Zen Priče" ("Zen Stories from Serbian Forest Land" was published in February 2023 by Salon Knjiga.

SM.ART installation Cycle of Life is at the cover page of the book :-) 

Stories are short (as zen should be), funny and with an invitation to think...

The book can be ordered from:

Šumadijske zen priče | Salon knjiga

Šumadijske zen priče | Delfi knjižare | Sve dobre knjige na jednom mestu

ŠUMADIJSKE ZEN PRIČE - Slađana Milošević | Knjižare Vulkan (knjizare-vulkan.rs)

And you can also by it in bookstores (Delfi and Vulkan) in Belgrade and few other cities.

SM.ART and SMisao

For quite some time now I promote my small art installations with SM.ART sign.

Only few days ago i have realized that in Serbian language word Purpose is written also with my initials: SMisao. Additionally, Smisao in Serbian also has word Misao=Thought.

Well, this is beautiful!

First "product" of SM.ART and SMisao are calendars for 2023 which are printed and will be with me beginning of next week.

Great job of All in One - Print & Promo and their employee Jelena and their graphic designer.

#allinone #smart #smisao

 

Cycle of Life

 

(c) SM.ART

SM.ART World Premiere

Very special day for SM.ART!

My installation at Christian Community of Stroud Newsletter, September 2022.

#SM.ART #Art #christiancommunitystroud

Books!

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

 

Disconnected with Nature

I attended great webinar organized by IONS last week. It was very interesting and useful discussion with Dean Radin, PhD (Chief Scientist at IONS) and Dr. Lissa Rankin, MD, New York Times Bestselling Author.

Dr Rankin shared a story: in one tribe she stayed with if someone get sick they would first ask that person: "How did you disconnect with nature?" (paraphrased here).

© SM.ART

From my Garden...

 

Celebrating "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl

Celebrating "Man's Search for Meaning" book by Viktor Frankl.
(book in Serbian: https://lnkd.in/deMV8gXa)

The book „Man’s Search for Meaning” written by Viktor Frankl has been changing lives of people across the world for 75 years. It changed mine too and I wrote about it “The International Forum for Logotherapy (Journal of Search for Meaning)” (Autumn 2021), the world’s leading peer-reviewed scholarly journal on Logotherapy, published semi-annually by Viktor Frankl Institute of Logoterapy, Texas/USA, where I studied logotherapy.

#MansSearchforMeaning #viktorfrankl #logotherapy

In a Good Company ;-)

The new textbook for Logotherapy students and practitioners published by Ottawa Institute of Logotherapy has just arrived.

I am so delighted to see that I share page with Dudamel and von Karajan with my tiny contribution in the chapter "The Sound of Music" (pages 370-372) :-)

The textbook can be ordered from Amazon.

New Textbook for Logotherapy

New textbook entitled: "Viktor E. Frankl's Logotherapy and Existential Analysis: Theory and Practice" by Maria Marshall and Edward Marshall is now available through Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09PMHYM2G...

This textbook is intended for students and practitioners who wish to learn about the theory and practice of Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (LTEA) as a form of psychotherapy and the foundation of meaning-centered interventions.

I was happy to give permission for my article (Logotherapy and Music) to be reprinted in this book!

Ottawa Institute of Logotherapy

#logotherapy #drviktorfrankl

My home-made Strudel...

I am posting again about my Strudel 😀

As we would say it here: It is soft as a soul!

I became master of making home-made strudel. 

But the most important thing is to enjoy and make it with love. I do not know which part of the process of making it I love the most: when I mix it, or fill it... I always say something nice to it, sometimes I sing and play while baking is in the process...

Little things, happiness and meaning... 💓

Contribution to the Book "Carried by the Spirit: Our Hearts Sing"

The book was published in September 2020 but yesterday I finally got the hard-copy.

This is a pearl of wisdom from logotherapists from across the Globe.

Stories of how we have been using logotherapy during lock down during COVID-19 pandemic.

I am so proud and happy!

The book can be ordered from Amazon.