2015 was an interesting experiment in goal setting. It was more about focus and theme vs specific goals. However, I did have one specific mandate for my business and that was profit. Yes, part of my 'theme' for the year, but it was a very pointed and specific goal. I...
As I walk in nature, I often come across an abandoned camp site or a pile of stacked stones and I think about the people who had been there before me and left traces behind from their visit. Granted, the hiking trail is a constant reminder of years of use and people...
As I write this post, the sky is gray, fog lays across the hills and valleys, rain is drizzling down and it's cold. Not freezing, mind you, but pretty dang chilly. It's a perfect day to curl up in bed and watch a movie. But this is the year of creativity, profit and...
It's 2015 and most people start all their New Year's Resolutions, lofty goals, or otherwise map out how the coming year will be better than the last. I've tried it lots of times and one year made a resolution not to make any more resolutions. Two years ago, I set out...
- 1 min read - (Original talk at Unity of Fayetteville 2/1/12) Today’s Message was going to be called, “Creating Your New Life.” In it, I was going to share some of the tools, thoughts, and lessons I’ve learned getting to where I am today, and moving to where I want...
- 1 min read - (Originally a talk given at Unity of Fayetteville on 7/21/13 about manifesting) If you’re here, you’re obviously wondering, why Twinkies,™ Global Consciousness and Manifesting? I know that nearly everyone here has studied manifesting. Most of you...
Stumbled across this little gem. Apparently, one of the story artists at Pixar, Emma Coats, tweeted a whole series of ‘story basics’ that she learned on how to create appealing stories from her senior colleagues. This article is a little old from May 2011...
If you have the creative urge, it isn’t going to go away. But sometimes it takes a while before you accept the fact. – Hugh Macleod Downloadable PDF Hugh Macleod on the Creative Urge (8″x8″ PDF) You are free to print and share, but not to...
An artist’s sphere of influence is the world. -Carl Maria von Weber Downloadable PDF Carl Maria van Weber on Artist’s Sphere of Influence (8″x8″ PDF) You are free to print and share, but not to sell.
Had a vision, once, of a beating heart radiating green light, and surrounded by thorns and vines. Finally tried to create it in Photoshop. Here is a larger version.
I saw this viral video a while back and I uncovered it again recently and I’m stunned at how true it rings. Louis CK is a riot, regardless, and I must be close to the same age since I get all his references. Watch the video and I’ll continue. My thoughts?...
My first 'sermon' (although we refer to them as messages) held at Unity of Fayetteville on October 16, 2011. Rita Graham was a guest singer and with Annette Olsen (the Music Director), they created amazing versions of One Moment in Time AND To Dream the Impossible...