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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swingIt don’t mean a thing all you got to do is sing(doo-ah)It makes no differenceIf it’s sweet or hotJust give that rhythmEverything you’ve gotDon’t mean a thing all you’ve gotta do is swingIt don’t mean a thing all you’ve gotta do is sing -song “ItContinue reading “Love Of The Thing”

“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” -Aristotle I came across the below story about Albert Einstein. Such a great lesson and I’ll just let the story speak for itself… Albert Einstein once wrote on a chalkboard:9 x 1 = 99 x 2 = 189 x 3Continue reading “Einstein On Criticism”

In addition to recapping my end of year favorites (films, plays, books, albums) I thought for 2025, I’d share each month. Without further adieu and in no particular order, here are some January faves… FILMS: La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz – a reviewer wrote “one of the most blisteringly effective pieces of urban cinemaContinue reading “January 2025 Favorites”

“Being an artist means to be continually asking, “How can it be better? Whatever it is. It may be your art and it may be your life. Most who choose the artist’s path don’t have a choice. We feel compelled to engage, as if by some primal instinct, the same force that calls turtles towardContinue reading “Art From Your Heart”

“My life has slipped away, like water through my fingers… I’ve worked all my life, and for what?” -Voinitsky in Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov “In contrast to what I saw happening in my own circle, where the whole of life is spent in idleness, amusement and dissatisfaction with life, I saw that these peopleContinue reading “Dissatisfaction Can Be A Gift”

“The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.” -Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture A useful exercise to think about and perhaps do… If you were going to give a Ted Talk and you had no more than 20 minutes (maybe it’sContinue reading ““Advice To Your Younger Self””

“If the thought of lack–whether it be money, recognition or love–has become part of who you think you are, you will always experience lack. Rather than acknowledge the good that is already in your life, alll you see is lack. Acknowledging the good that is already in your life is the foundation for all abundance.Continue reading “Nothing Lacking”

“It’s easier to hold your principles 100 percent of the time than it is to hold them 98 percent of the time…Justification for infidelity and dishonesty in all their manifestations lies in the marginal cost economics of “just this once.” -Clayton M. Christensen, book How Will You Measure Your Life “It takes 20 years toContinue reading ““Just This Once.””

“What does it take to realize you’re good at something? We hope we’re good…but when the crowd doesn’t cheer loud enough we begin to wonder. We think we’re good…but then we get envious of the person doing a similar thing. We start to believe we’re good…but we don’t get the right pats on the backContinue reading “Your Finished Product”

“Many people are trying to take beauty out of the world. Artists keep trying to put it back in.” -Gareth Williams “Beauty will save the world.” -Dostoevsky “There is, however, a certain peculiarity in the essence of beauty, a peculiarity in the status of art: namely, the convincingness of a true work of art isContinue reading “Put Beauty Back In The World”