Sometimes You’re the Lesson
It’s easy to get over focused on getting our head around something in order to know what to do, then doing something in order to see things unfold. What in small amounts can be constructive becomes controlling in an instant and we think we’re being proactive when we’re being reactive, giving in to fear.…Details
Your Path Creates You
So often we think of a creative life as a lifestyle we choose or a thing that we do. Some people talk about it as if creativity is like a faucet they can turn on and off at will like they would for washing dishes.…Details
The Prep Work
It’s not uncommon that the prep work necessary to achieve something takes exponentially more time than the actual achievement. Just to apply for the Boston Marathon you have to have run at least one marathon within the qualifying time limits. So you first learn how to run a marathon, then run one to get a time, probably need to run more to improve your time to within the necessary limits, and then you can apply, which doesn’t even guarantee that you’ll get into the race! …Details
Hiding Inside Your Head
There are entire universes in each of us. Our minds are an entirely self-sustaining environment just like a terrarium. Things can get in and they can get out, but they are also a world unto themselves busily going on with the every moment process of living and being and becoming.…Details
Creating Your Path
Ever notice that some of your best ideas, your “aha moments” and epiphanies happen when you’re not thinking of something? In fact they come where your brain is off doing something else completely, focused on nothing and your body/emotions/soul are running the show. …Details
Crushing Expectations
Artists of all types have a bit of performance anxiety. It looks different depending on the modality and venue. Actors and dancers can get adrenalized before a performance, rehearsal, or tryout/audition, visual artists worry about the response to a particular piece or showing, writers try to not value the reviews even while they are reading them with an acid stomach.…Details