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“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”Continue reading “Time To Make Some Art”

And I listen for the voice inside my headNothin’, I’ll do this one myself -“State Of Love And Trust”, song by Pearl Jam “Who will help me bake the bread?” “Not I,” said the dog. “Not I,” said the pig. “Not I,” said the cow. “Well then, I will bake the bread myself.” And sheContinue reading “By Myself”

“Always leave them wanting more.” – P.T. Barnum “I didn’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” -Mark Twain No one will ever be mad at you if your art is too short. Assuming it’s good, the worst you’ll get is “I wish it were longer.” IContinue reading “Too Short”

“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations A good producer anticipates problems before they arise. A good producer creates conditions so that the fewest possible problems will arise. A good producer solves problems when they do arise. A good producer realizes that the problems areContinue reading “No Problemo”

“The best is the enemy of the good.” -Voltaire “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” -Confucius “Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.” -Shakespeare “It could be better” is a good mantra to adopt about your work. No matter how much effort you give, how much time you spend, howContinue reading ““It Could Be Better””

What the fuck is this worldRunning to, you didn’tLeave a message, at least ICould have learned your voice one last timeDaily minefield, this couldBe my time, ’bout you? Hear my name, take a good lookThis could be the dayHold my hand, walk beside meI just need to sayI could not take a-just one dayI knowContinue reading “The Backstory Is The Story”

The key to maintaining a healthy perspective on life is simple… The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. What’s difficult is knowing what the main thing is. Some things that will help…. Know and order and revisit your values. Know what you want and why. Be disciplined. Build good habits.Continue reading “The Main Thing”

“I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor. Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;Continue reading “I Got Everything I Ever Wanted And…”

I don’t wanna think, I wanna feel. How do I feel? How do I feel? How do I? -Pearl Jam, song “Hail, Hail” This excellent article points out that asking and answering one simple question can change your emotional state. Furthermore, merely attempting to answer it can boost your happiness. Wow. That’s pretty cool. TheContinue reading “How Do You Feel?”

“When you walk across the fields with your mind pure and holy, then from all the stones, and all growing things, and all animals, the sparks of their soul come out and cling to you, and then they are purified and become a holy fire in you.” -ancient Hasidic saying Committing to writing a dailyContinue reading ““For Your Blog””