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“It’s not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves.” -Sir Edmund Hillary The best antidote for a negative thought is inquiry. Don’t beat yourself up for having the thought. Don’t pretend it’s not there. Don’t try to force a positive thought in its place. Just observe the thought. Without judgment. Then ask it questions. BeContinue reading “Inquiry”

The inexperienced actor wants more lines. The experienced actor wants less. The veteran actor wants none. They know they can say it all with just a look.

“You’re one of a kind… thankfully.” -Don Rickles “After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.” -final sentence in A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway “I didn’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one instead.”Continue reading “Oners”

“Which is worth more, Kind of Blue from Miles Davis, or the third Boston album? It depends on your taste. I hope we can agree, though, that the fact that Miles spent four days on his album and Tom spent eight years on his is irrelevant…Freelancers are close to their work, and it’s easy to tell ourselves that whatContinue reading “Valuable Work”

“Trust is the new oil.” -Doug Shapiro Trust and curatorial prowess have always been valuable assets. In our new world of AI, they are priceless

And I listen for the voice inside my headNothin’, I’ll do this one myself -“State Of Love And Trust”, song by Pearl Jam Giving up the search and realizing the cavalry isn’t coming is refreshing and empowering. You no longer seek external validation or to get picked. You no longer analyze what everything means. You noContinue reading “Be The Cavalry”

“We should remember that even Nature’s inadvertence has its own charm, its own attractiveness. The way loaves of bread split open on top in the oven; the ridges are just by-products of the baking, and yet pleasing, somehow: they rouse our appetite without our knowing why.Or how ripe figs begin to burst.And olives on theContinue reading “Easy To Be Happy”

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Teddy Roosevelt “You have to run your own race. Problems begin the moment you start comparing your results to someone who is playing under different conditions.  Play your own game. Emphasize gradual progress and keep the comparison internal. Are you getting a little better today?” -James Clear “The bigContinue reading “Faulty Comparison”

“The solution isn’t coming. The solution is already here…In a rapidly evolving world, hope is a natural response when things are always getting better/getting worse.Acting like we have what we need already, though, gives us the chance to take action right here and right now.” -Seth Godin Stop thinking you need something else.  Stop waitingContinue reading “Something Else”

… Well I told you once and I told you twiceBut ya never listen to my adviceYou don’t try very hard to please meWith what you know it should be easy … Well this could be the last timeThis could be the last timeMaybe the last timeI don’t know, oh no, oh no – “The Last Time”,Continue reading “This Could Be The Last Time”