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楽 Joy, Music, Pleasure

William Reed

楽 (RAKU) Joy, Pleasure, Music


Originally an image of the beating of drums on a raised festival platform.


The 3-dimensional appearance is an effect of the movement of the brush in space and time.

#NoPoverty

GeniusU Genie

No list of famous global #poverty warriors would be complete without 'Angelina Jolie'. After years of working on global refugee issues with UNHCR Syria, she was appointed in 2012 to the role of Special Envoy for Refugee Issues and has since...

5 Practical Life Lessons from Billionaire Investor Warren...

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Despite the fact that Warren Buffett is one of the single richest people in the world, he still rides the same gold Cadillac to work every day – himself,...

Creativity can be taught to anyone. So why are we leaving...

Phil Heeley

The UK’s creative industries are world leading. Excluding state-educated people from the arts will throw that excellence away, warns the director of the National Theatre

Why Are We Afraid of Change? | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah W...

Rita Juse-Cirkse

Author Michael Singer says change is the very nature of life. Watch as Michael explains why we're so afraid of change, why fear is just a thing and how to le...

How to Buy Bitcoin: A Guide For Beginners!!

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Bitcoin has been a popular topic of discussion since its conception. And with its spike in value during the fall of 2017, there's more curiosity over the cryptocurrency than ever. A quick primer on what exactly bitcoin is – it is an...

Your Weekly Business Focus: 22nd - 29th Jan 2018

Your Weekly Business focus:
22nd - 29th January 2018


I am bringing in specific business focus to consider which of the 8 stages of the enterprise we need to be considered with this week's...

Diamond Route Japan

William Reed

Diamond Route Japan: Discover the Living Samurai Spirit. Preview of our documentary on the Aizu Samurai which will be released in May.


忠義 (CHU-GI) means Loyalty. This is the calligraphy I painted for the documentary. I am the...

Calligraphy as Visual Jazz

William Reed

Soul of Japan. Calligraphy as Visual Jazz.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOIfj1FGmAk&sns=em

Samurai naming customs

William Reed

“Nomen est omen” is a Latin proverb meaning that a Name is Destiny. Your name  certainly has an effect on your identity.


The Samurai must have known his instinctively, for they had a custom of aquiring new names to...