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Slightly Off-Center by Vivian

A podcast about designing with the invisible, wandering through the spaces between creativity, consciousness, and the quantum field. Through meditative reflections and contemplative inquiry, we explore how ideas drift, branch, and emerge — and how the unseen shapes the visible.

religion & spirituality

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00:05:03

What do you expect

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/10/21

Have you ever realized your mind labels everything before you see it?A toy poodle named Bubbles taught me something profound about expectations. When my dog training assumptions shattered, I discovered how we coat everything in words and judgments before we actually experience it.We'll touch on:Why expectations are like pre-mapped scenarios that rarely match realitySamata: the practice of seeing without labelsHow noticing replaces controllingAnd what remains when you remove all the packagingThis

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00:04:23

What do we actually need?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/07/29

Have you ever questioned whether you need more or just need differently?From trailer dreams to settler houses to ancient wisdom about "going with the flow" - this reflection explores how our definition of "enough" changes based on what we're actually trying to accomplish.We'll touch on:— Early settler wisdom about small houses and big land— Modern Chinese nomads choosing flexibility over ownership— How observer approach works with spiritual traditions— And why matching

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00:05:09

Same people, different rooms

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/07/22

Have you ever felt like the same people act completely different online versus in person?Different platforms. Same conflicts.But then a birthday party taught me something about rooms.In this short reflection, I explore how spaces shape behavior and what happens when we become conscious about the "rooms" we choose to enter.We'll touch on:Why X became my notice board for everythingHow world leaders posting propaganda made me wonder about digital chaosWhat a birthday party revealed about

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00:06:47

The orange moon that changed everything

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/07/16

Why do billions wish for world peace but never get it? A sleepless glamping night reveals how our internal state shapes external reality - and why ancient Buddhist wisdom matters more than we think.A meditative reflection on finding clarity through discomfort.🌙 What moments of discomfort have shifted your perspective?

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00:06:44

What I found under my cat's carpet

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/07/14

Two days after losing Inky, I was cleaning his little corner when I found something under his carpet - a tiny nail, barely a fraction of his size. What started as a moment of raw grief became a profound discovery about how the smallest fragments can contain infinite worlds.In this episode, I share how this nail became a doorway to understanding the Buddhist teaching that "one is all, all is one." Through specific memories of our 17-year companionship, I explore how this tiny object

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00:06:29

How do we learn to dissolve?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/07/01

Have you ever felt like something needs to dissolve for you to grow?Different situations. New challenges.But the same feeling — like you're fighting against unchangeable conditions.In this reflection, I explore how learning to dissolve might actually be a form of cultivation. Sometimes, wisdom comes through the most ordinary irritations.We’ll touch on:How my parents' noodle slurping at 2:03 PM became a doorway to ancient wisdomWhy working with life's natural structure (rather than

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00:04:03

What really happens when we pray?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/06/26

Have you ever wondered what's actually happening when you pray?Different rituals. Same question.But what's really taking place beyond the folded hands?In this short reflection, I explore what happens when language isn't enough to express what we're feeling.We’ll touch on:Why we create ceremonies when words fail usHow spiritual ideals meet very human concernsAnd what rituals reveal about the wordless parts of ourselvesThis is part of Slightly Off-Center, a quiet space for reflective

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00:02:48

Is life glitching, or is it just me?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/06/17

Have you ever felt like life is repeating itself?Different people. New places.But the same feeling — like a quiet déjà vu.In this short reflection, I explore how time doesn’t just tick forward. Sometimes, it loops. Echoes. Waits.We’ll touch on:— How ancient Chinese systems named time through rhythm— Why repetition might be asking us to pay attention— And how noticing a pattern can change how we move through itThis is part of Slightly Off-Center, a quiet space for reflective creatives — where we

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00:03:30

Do I see the world, or do I make it?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/06/11

This week, I was just trying to do yoga… until a silverfish ruined everything. But maybe it also opened something up.In this episode, I follow that little bug all the way into questions about fear, perception, and the invisible lines we draw between self and world. With a little help from the Heart Sutra (and a bunny cameo), we look at how “what is” might not be so fixed after all.→ Tune in if you’re curious about:What triggers fear—and what it might really reflectHow internal/external boundaries

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00:04:52

Have you talked to a wall?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/06/03

Some walls don’t just hold up a building—they hold memory.In this episode, we explore how materials carry stories, how creative attention is shaped by what came before us, and how even inanimate things seem to invite us to notice.Inspired by old tiles, green windows, and a quiet kind of presence.What if creativity begins not with making, but with listening?Read the full piece on Substack: itsheridea.substack.com🎧 Also available on our new YouTube channel.—If this resonates, follow or subscribe to

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00:03:32

Did You Just Make That Up?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/05/27

Some creative decisions come from logic.Others come from somewhere else entirely—a gesture, a rhythm, a feeling that answers before thought arrives.In this episode, we explore the beginnings of creativity that resist explanation:Where do good ideas come from?Why do some moments feel intuitively right?And how can we trust the voice that speaks before certainty?Whether you’re a designer, a writer, or just someone who wonders where inspiration hides, this one’s for you.—✍️ Read the full piece on

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00:04:04

Who told you that’s you?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/05/20

In this short reflection, I explore how desire, marketing, and identity quietly shape who we think we are. Not everything we choose is really ours. Sometimes, we absorb the version of self we’re sold.🎧 A companion to the written piece on Slightly Off-Center.Read it here

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00:03:51

What Arrives When You’re Not Looking

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/05/13

In this fourth reflection, we stay with the quiet returns — the ideas you didn’t chase, the memories that resurface, and the moments that feel like time folding back in.Creativity isn’t always invention. Sometimes, it’s recognition.This episode is about how inspiration reappears — not as noise, but as something waiting to be noticed.🎧 Listen in if you’ve ever felt an idea come back to find you.📖 Read the article hereSubscribe to Slightly Off-Center for the full series and future reflections:👉

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00:05:05

Got room to think?

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/05/09

Sometimes creative clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder — it comes from making room.In this quieter interlude before the final piece of the quantum series, we explore what it means to clear space — mentally, emotionally, creatively. When the noise of constant input fades, what kind of ideas begin to emerge?This episode reflects on mindfulness, white space, and the quiet power of stepping back before moving forward.--------------📰 Read the full post: Got room to think?☕ Support this project:

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00:02:42

The Idea That Returned from the Other Side

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/05/06

A short reflection on the ideas we think are gone — and how, like quantum echoes, some of them find their way back.This audio accompanies Part 3 of my series on design and quantum creativity.📝 Read Part 1 | 📝 Read Part 2🎧 Or listen here if you prefer to take it in by ear.📝 Interested in reading the full article instead? Click here to read Part 3.If you’ve been following since Part 1 — thank you. If you’re new, welcome to this quiet thread of curiosity, memory, and creative possibility.Thank you

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00:04:15

Where Ideas Come From (When You’re Not Looking)

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/05/01

A quiet reflection on how ideas form before we realize we’ve begun — through memory, fragments, and attention.This audio accompanies Part 2 of my series on design and quantum creativity.📝 Read the full post here🎧 Or listen here if you prefer to take it in by ear.If you’ve been following since Part 1 — thank you. If you’re new, welcome to the quiet thread that runs beneath things.☕️ If this piece resonated and you’d like to quietly support more like it — Buy me a coffee

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00:01:17

When Ideas Drift: A Reflection on Creativity and...

Slightly Off-Center by Vivian ·

2025/04/29

Sometimes creativity does not follow a straight path.In this short reflection, I explore how ideas branch, drift, and emerge, much like a quantum field.Creativity isn’t a straight line — it’s a field where possibilities branch, drift, and wait for the right moment to collapse into form.Follow my substack to find out more about this post. See you there.https://itsheridea.substack.com/p/whoa-our-brain-is-quantum-no-wonder?r=2x4smy

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