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“In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present,—I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Or have I been made for this, toContinue reading “The Ensemble Of Life”

“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” -GK Chesterton “A painting that looks hideous in one frame might look sublime in another. In art gallery terms, then, an optimist is someone who customarily places life’s paintings into frames that make them look beautiful, and a pessimistContinue reading “Reframing”

Now matter how bad the day is going, you always have a chance to begin again. Awareness is the key. You need to first realize things are going off the skids before you can course correct. A daily meditation practice might be helpful. Two sports analogies that might also be helpful: In hockey, at theContinue reading “Zambonis, Groundskeepers and Beginning Again”

“What’s worth doing even if I fail?” -Brene Brown “Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, howeverContinue reading ““Even If I Never See It?””

As I walk through this wicked worldSearchin’ for light in the darkness of insanityI ask myself, “Is all hope lost?Is there only pain and hatred and misery?” And each time I feel like this insideThere’s one thing I wanna knowWhat’s so funny ’bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-ohWhat’s so funny ’bout peace, love and understanding?Continue reading “Peace, Love and Understanding”

The saga continuesWu-Tang, Wu-Tang Olympic torch flaming, we burn so sweetThe thrill of victory, the agony of defeat -song “Triumph” by Wu-Tang Clan “Whatever anyone does or says, for my part I’m bound to the good. In the same way an emerald or gold or purple might always proclaim: ‘whatever anyone does or says, IContinue reading “Wins and Losses”

I was far away, standing in the rain before the sleeping lion of Lucerne, a colossal, noble, stoic lion carved from the rock of a low cliff. The rain fell, obscuring tears. I knew that I would see Sam again somewhere in the landscape of dream, but at that moment I imagined I was backContinue reading “November 5th”

“At one point, when [Steve] Martin and [Robin] Williams had been dominating the table, he [Nichols] abruptly said, “Let’s change parts,” and had [Bill] Irwin read Martin’s role and [F. Murray] Abraham read Williams’s. He let the scene play for some time before saying, “Okay, that’s enough.” Martin nodded and said, “I learned a lot”Continue reading “Switch Roles”

“There is taste in people, visual taste, taste in emotion — and there is taste in acts, taste in morality. Intelligence, as well, is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas. One of the facts to be reckoned with is that taste tends to develop very unevenly. It’s rare that the same person hasContinue reading “Developing Taste”

It’s scary to make and then release your art to the world. But you know what’s even scarier? Not doing it because you’re afraid of what people might think. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Unleash your inner wolf.