Humainologie dialogue Creativity and Mental Health for Wednesday July 29 and an important reminder a

“Neuroplasticity does not seem to slow down nearly as much for older adults who have been making demands on their brains to think differently and rewire for many years. If you’re involved in the creative arts – painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, writing, music, and other forms of creativity – you’ve been exercising your brain, pushing your brain in interesting ways all along because every project you undertake requires new adaptations, some way of looking at the world differently, and then acting on it.” – Daniel J. Levitin, from his book Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives.

For my contribution to the dialogue next Wednesday, July 29, I’ll suggest the theme of creativity and mental health, with a focus on drawing and photography. Taking time for creativity is important throughout life, and a great help for older adults. Greg will send out the Zoom link and details of the agenda soon. The art part might be twenty minutes or so of the dialogue. I’ll return to the same general theme in the weeks ahead, so that we can gradually get into this creativity theme and hear from each of you about how art has enriched your life. In this ten-minute video, the author describes the drawing advice that changed his life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6NsEDwHHiE

and I hope you’ll share your thoughts after watching it. Photography can also be used creatively, to produce abstracts for example, and I’ll offer something about that either before next Wednesday or in the subsequent weeks. As soon as I receive the Zoom link and agenda from Greg, I’ll send it out.

Even before our next dialogue, the Peace Forum organized by Shinobu will take place on Monday July 27. If you plan to participate, please send Shinobu an email today so that she can send you the Zoom link. I’ve appended below this message the details of the forum that you’ve received previously. This is just a reminder.

Looking forward,

Arthur

Please send your email to Shinobu sgishinobu777@gmail.com as soon as possible, so that she can provide you with the link to join us this coming Monday, July 27, 6:30 to 8 PM.

Call For Audience in the Peace Forum

Theme:

“Seeking A Culture of Peace in the Age of Pandemic and Strife”

Instead of pursuing divisive arguments, criticisms, and violence, this forum is seeking the way to create a "new reality" which is based on the concept of "a culture of peace," respect for dignity of life, human rights, fundamental freedoms, justice, tolerance, solidarity, cooperation, pluralism, cultural diversity, dialogue and understanding at all levels of society.

Date: July 27 (M), from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (MST)

Location: Zoom

Speakers:

Arthur Clark, M.D. (Founder of Calgary Centre for Global Community and a host of Humainologie Dialogue)

Paul Sherman, Ph.D. (Professor, University Guelph-Humber)

Stella Constance (Independent writer)

Ghada Alatrash, Ph.D. (University Lecturer, MRU)

Jose Tenga, M.A. (World Financial Group)

If you are interested in being a member of the audience, please give Shinobu your email [sgishinobu777@gmail.com] before July 26.

You will receive the Zoom link to join. You can participate in the forum by giving your questions at “Chat.”

This Peace Forum will be in the public domain on August 1, the first day of our PEACE MEMORIAL WEEK, which will conclude with the Live-stream Floating Lantern Peace Ceremony on August 8 (Saturday) from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

Shinobu Apple, Ph.D.

Co-Chair, Floating Lantern Peace Ceremony Organizing Committee