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Gradual bud and bloom and seedfall speeded upare these mute explosions in slow motion.From vertical shoots above the sea, the fireflowers open, shedding their petals. Black waves,turned more than moonwhite, pink ice, lightning blue,echo our gasps of admiration as they crashand hush. Another bush ablaze snicks straight up.A gap like heartstop between the last vanishedparticleContinue reading “Fireworks”

“Free, free, set them free.” -Sting Having trouble deciding? Saying no to something? Don’t want to disappoint or let someone down? Got a serious case of FOMO? Just remember… It’s not “No” forever. It’s just “No” for right now. If it’s meant to be, it’ll come back around. Trust in that. Decide. Go forward. MoveContinue reading “Not Forever”

Today marks the halfway point of 2021 and a fresh start for the second half. Or for you fellow golfers, “Welcome To The Back Nine.” What goal or project do you want to start or finish before the year expires? For the next three months? As discussed in this prior post, you can divide theContinue reading “Happy July 1st!”

You don’t always have to be in “maker” mode. Sometimes, just curating the best of what others have made is where you’re called. If this is you right now, answer the call. And just like if you made it yourself, curate with excellence and generosity.

Is the reason you make it free or charge very little that you don’t want to be held accountable? That deep down, you don’t really believe in your product or service or offering? Or worse, you don’t believe in yourself? Like most things, price and money are just stories we tell ourselves. If you wantContinue reading “Price Is A Story”

It’s one thing to set a goal, work hard at achieving it and along the way you see incremental progress. That progress signals you’re on the right track. Your efforts are working, which inspires you to keep going. It’s why losing weight and accumulating wealth are among the dominant topics in personal development. You seeContinue reading “Blind Faith”

Last night I dreamed that I was a childOut where the pines grow wild and tallI was trying to make it home through the forestBefore the darkness falls I heard the wind rustling through the treesAnd ghostly voices rose from the fieldsI ran with my heart pounding down that broken pathWith the devil snapping atContinue reading “Straight Through”

Naiveté allows you to make your art against all odds and opposition and to stand behind it and be proud. Humility allows you to look back someday on what you’ve made and cringe because you know how much better it could be. You need equal measures of both.

Generally speaking, you can’t afford to buy a house without having money for a down payment. The same holds true if you want to produce a play. According to TCG’s latest “Theatre Facts” study, intimate theatres (those with budgets less than $500,000) earned less than 50% of their income from individual ticket sales. That meansContinue reading “Ticket Sales and Donations”

If you’re having trouble getting key people to commit to your passion project, a good question to ask them is “What would it take for you to say yes?” After you ask, don’t say anything. Let them think about it and wait for their response. Their answer will inform just how far apart you are.Continue reading “What Would It Take For You To Say “Yes”?”