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“The lack of a singular hero in the face of this disaster is not something to fret — only our desire for one is. Even though some claimed to be such heroes around the other disasters we’ve faced, I find they were more like the movies we make – they were acting a role. TheyContinue reading “Only Each Other”

“Be a good person. But don’t waste time proving it.” -Anonymous “I must do something” will always solve more problems than “Something must be done.” -Anonymous Be anonymous because you don’t care about credit or acknowledgment. But don’t be anonymous because you’re afraid to take responsibility. Feel the fear. Do it anyway. The world needsContinue reading “Anonymous”

Not-knowing is true knowledge.Presuming to know is a disease.First realize that you are sick;then you can move toward health. When they think that they know the answers,people are difficult to guide.When they know that they don’t know,people can find their own way. -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation) “Inspiration is not the exclusiveContinue reading “The Continuous “I Don’t Know””

“So, what is hope, and what is hope for? Hope is an emotional temper that emboldens the heart to be active, it is a condition, a mood, an aura of being. It is a feat of the imagination, both courageous and ingenious, a vitality that inspires us to take innovative action to defend the world.Continue reading “A Vs. Zoom Tonight: “Community””

“If you are genetically endowed with an optimistic bias, you hardly need to be told that you are a lucky person—you already feel fortunate. An optimistic attitude is largely inherited, and it is part of a general disposition for well-being, which may also include a preference for seeing the bright side of everything. If youContinue reading “Optimism and Hope”

Well I don’t know about your right and wrongI got a muse from the east to the westAll I know is if I never said it beforeI’m going to say it with my last breath I will never forget your healing hands my loveI thought my heart had stoppedI swore I had given upI willContinue reading “The Hands Of Albrecht AND Albert Durer”

Our inspiring definition of art is “doing something that might not work in service of others.” This doesn’t just apply to “artists” or making “art”, but to anyone who feels a calling inside and wants to help. A little while back my wife sent me this beautiful post about friendship: When people are going throughContinue reading “The “Art” Of Your Generosity”

“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.” -Japanese Proverb “We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.” -Epictetus “Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” -Lao Tzu When a crisis or emergency happens, it’s not about anticipatingContinue reading “Flexible Mindset”

“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myselfContinue reading “In and Out Of Control”

“Fame is the peversion of the natural human instinct for validation and attention.” -Heathcote Williams “I was leery of the media glare that came with film roles. I saw the future for myself when I did repertory theater. These were plays that could change my life; these playwrights were prophets. They made me a betterContinue reading “The Lifetime Artist Contract”