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“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”

“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” -Jerzy Gregorek, former Olympic weightlifter Speaking of doing hard things today so that things are easier tomorrow, this past blog post including the story below about Paula Scher: In 1998, Citibank and The Travelers Insurance Company merged.  They hired legendary designer Paula Scher to create a newContinue reading “One Second…and Thirty Four Years”

“Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -Joshua J. Marine “When life gets tough, some of us feel that we’ve lost the game and life has won. But life isn’t trying to defeat you. Life isn’t even a participant—the game is yours.” -Mo Gawdat, Solve for Happy “YourContinue reading “Hard Today. Easy Tomorrow”

“The quality of your questions determines the quality of your life.” -Tim Ferriss “With a tear for the dark past, turn we then to the dazzling future, and, veiling our eyes, press forward. The long and weary winter of the race is ended. Its summer has begun. Humanity has burst the chrysalis. The heavens areContinue reading “Annual Review”

I had a goal to read or see 100 plays this year. I fell a bit short at 70. Still, not bad. If you want to read or see more plays in 2025, then I have two amazing resources for you! The first is our Vs. Tuesday Night Reading Series. We read a play everyContinue reading “Favorite Plays Of 2024”