Organization is a great thing. It helps us be productive and to use our time wisely. Like a well organized kitchen allows us to have everything we need at our fingertips so that we can be inspired to create masterpieces rather than spend too much time and energy just trying to find things, organization can…
DetailsIt’s human nature to be uncomfortable with discomfort. It’s a signal that something is wrong and that it needs to get fixed. The question is how to fix it. Most people are terrible at figuring out how to fix emotional things. We don’t have a good relationship with our emotions in the first place, we’re…
DetailsOk, so what is your passion? You know, that one thing that gets you fired up, is going to be your legacy for this lifetime, that’s your purpose in life, that is going to make you all this money, that is going to give you the life you want to live? Come on! Tell me…
DetailsSome of us forget to do it. Others are taught that somehow all the doing for others is supposed to magically get it done. In the end, we need to remember what we tell every small child with enough dexterity to pick up a Cheerio, feed yourself. EAT, please! We make the mistake of thinking…
DetailsBeing creative seems to me to be a bit like planting. Some projects need a really specific situation with lots of preplanning and just the right combination of elements in the right order to make them flourish. Some are set it and forget it, then need lavish care once they come into the light of…
DetailsOne of the scariest things in life is not knowing. Not knowing how things will turn out, not knowing if you’ll succeed, not knowing if you’ll be able to actually do it, not knowing if you’re going to survive…The unknown can be absolutely terrifying because it can be anything. It can be everything. It can…
DetailsFrom Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert “Sometimes I think that the difference between a tormented creative life and a tranquil creative life is nothing more than the difference between the word awful and the word interesting. Interesting outcomes, after all, are just awful outcomes with the volume of drama turned way down. I think a…
DetailsLife requires us to prioritize. These things over here are more important, those are time critical, this is necessary to make sure we have the necessities for survival, that will keep the peace, and all of this other stuff will just need to wait until we can get to it. Because there’s only so much…
Details“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” ― Andy Warhol Somehow we’ve gotten this weird dichotomy in our heads. On the one had, being an artist takes tons of…
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