‘Neverbetter’ Spoken Word Poetry And Podcast
“Neverbetter” It’s never getting better It’s never been better I had better begin by saying that it will never fit in a box… Never better It’s not complex, but still a paradox, A collection, a collaboration, a manifestation calibration A cleansing...Customer Spotlight: Sticks & Stones
“We are a spiritual earthy kind of store (call it whatever you will) You are welcome to join us. In our store we have incense sticks, crystals, raw and polished stones, candles, herbs and oils, divination supplies, drums, jewelry, tarot cards, artwork, greeting...
Indoctrination Ain’t Salvation Live @ The Beastro
Live @ The Beastro 4/12/17 INDOCTRINATION AIN’T SALVATION To come to understanding You have got to want to know And initiate the growing To move beyond that flat plateau Because you cannot learn from What you don’t want to see… Now, I’m a straight white...
The Resistance Kit… Nonviolent Revolution In The Trump Era
The Resistance is strong and growing, one of the best ways to participate is to speak up and let your voice be heard. All over the U.S. and the world people are speaking up and getting involved in their local governments, we feel that being a conduit for...
Fake News: Sensibly Navigating the Information Highway
Many people are telling us who to believe and who not to believe using lists of “fake news” outlets that inevitably encourage censorship, yet there is a much more sensible way to approach the issue. Humans live their lives based on stories, we make...
‘Oh Say Can You Be’ Live @ The Beastro
Debut of the poem ‘Oh Say Can You Be’ by Jeff Daverman at The Beastro in Prescott, AZ on 10/12/16 This poem is dedicated to the defiant resisters… Oh Say Can You Be Oh say, can you be Oh say, can you be A human who knows How to greet destiny?...
Prince Ea And The Art Of Social Change
Conscious Content Is The Seed Of Change I don’t think I need to tell you just how much pointless content is being perpetuated out there in the world in our news sources, especially with the presidential candidates here in the U.S. that continue to sling insults...
‘The Essence’ Live @ The Beastro
THE ESSENCE by Jeff Daverman Taking time to check my mind, align and find my center Between my ears I purge my fears, the wicked shall not enter (x3) Every morning a greeting, the moments are fleeting I’m alive and I’m jiving, my heart is a-beating ‘Make your lives...
Celebrating 20 Years Of Root Concepts
On this date 20 years ago, with much excitement and big dreams, we mailed our first catalog as independent artists promoting positive ideas.
From The Front Lines Of The Nonviolent Revolution
This poem is dedicated to Nonviolent Revolutionaries past and present.
‘Stand With Flint’ Sticker Campaign
Contribute to raising funds for aid and awareness of the Flint Water Crisis, for the well being of the people in Flint. Your voice of solidarity matters!
The Meaning Of Life Is To Live It
Philosophers and poets have been contemplating human existence for millennia, projecting and pontificating on the edge of the great mysteries of life… asking questions about the meaning of life… Why are we here? What does it all mean? Does it even matter?...
Forgiveness Heals
What He Said “Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” – Jesus Christ He hung there racked in pain, after having endured severe torture and humiliation, an innocent man in the midst of being crucified by one of the most brutally dehumanizing...
Striving To Be Less Reactionary
Yesterday I was watching two children as they interacted with each other, one was my son, and the other his cousin. For the duration of the week I had been contemplating the reason that so many people find the holidays to be a time of such immense stress, yet look...
Root Concepts Show @ Granite Mountain Brewing A Success
Last month I had the pleasure of hanging Root Concepts art and stickers at Granite Mountain Brewing in downtown Prescott, AZ. On display, an assortment of my work on a variety of media including giclee canvas prints, dye sublimation on aluminum and glass, and of...Be A Part Of The Yoga Day Summit
Our friends at Unify.org have teamed up with the United Nations (yes, that United Nations) to offer the first ever International Day of Yoga… You are invited to be a part of The Yoga Day Summit happening this Sunday on the Summer Solstice, June 21st…...
The Spirit Of Response
The Challenge Of Violence The news in the past few months has been particularly amplified with stories of brutality, eliciting public outrage and vows to seek vengeance. Two Japanese captives were beheaded following an attempt to extort millions of dollars, in another...
Respect For Kayla Mueller Of Prescott, Arizona
“Using My Hand’s As Tools To Relieve Suffering.” -Kayla Mueller Over the past few months, while witnessing from afar the brutal tactics of the so called Islamic State, it had been widely reported that they were holding an American woman hostage. Also...
The Law Of Love
The theme that runs through my essays up to this point is that when we strengthen our will to align it with our ideals, while always recognizing that our will is a small part of a bigger schema, and… when we understand our emotions so that they serve us with...
The Art of Wisdom
As a psychotherapist who works with those who struggle with mood issues like depression and anxiety, I see how these conditions distract a person from the experiences of pleasure or the enjoyment of daily living. A depressed person cannot see or experience the parts...
The Force of Idealism
In part one of this series, Will, Emotion and the Force of Idealism, I wrote about the use of will, its limitations and its relationship to the unknown. Through practice and persistence we can learn to improve the strengthening of our resolve. We can also reduce the...Healthy Mindedness and Emotions
Part 2/3 In part one, Will, Emotion and the Force of Idealism, we considered the benefits and limitations of the concept of will. We brought together influential ideas that influence both Western (will) and Eastern (acceptance) ways of thinking and functioning.We also...
Will, Emotion and the Force of Idealism
“I am a psychotherapist living and practicing in Hanoi, Vietnam. I am also Jeff Daverman’s uncle. I glean from field of psychology and the lessons I have learned working with people. I try to make applicable ideas that fit and are relevant at both individual and...