Writing

Fifty-Three

Today is January 20, 2019. Yesterday, I turned fifty-three years of age. Level 53.   It’s been nearly a year since I wrote a blog post. I’ve worked on some stories, however, over the past year and hope to start sharing again soon. I’ve also worked on my business,...

Memorial for My Mother

This blog entry comes a few months into 2018 and the first blog I’ve written since my memorial to my dad and his passing last September 2017. Of course, this is a bit of a cheat as I’m actually going to share with you the memorial speech I gave at my...

Dad, RIP

Last Breath My brother, sister, and I sat around the bed our dad lay in watching each breath get more brief and shallow. It had been nearly six days of making sure there was no more pain, but that also meant there was no more ‘dad’ for us to connect with. I watched...

Heading Back to Elementary School

Helping Sometime between sixth grade elementary and seventh grade junior high, my father brought home a tape recorder that was designed for hearing or vision impaired students. It was bright orange and all the buttons were colored and had braille on them. But besides...

Quotes 365 | Day 042

Quotes 365 | Day 042

I don’t like to commit myself about heaven or hell…you see, I have friends in both places. – Mark Twain (Original photo on left by Steven Kraghmann. Original photo on right by John Moore.) Downloadable PDF Mark Twain on Heaven and...

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Quotes 365 | Day 041

Quotes 365 | Day 041

You can never learn less, you can only learn more. – R. Buckminster Fuller Downloadable PDF R. Buckminster Fuller on Learning (8″x8″ PDF) You are free to print and share, but not to sell.

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Quotes 365 | Day 040

Quotes 365 | Day 040

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.

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Protected Heart

Protected Heart

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.

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This January, Let Your Inner Artist Loose

This January, Let Your Inner Artist Loose

This January 25th, 2012, at Unity of Fayetteville, I’ll be creating an Artist’s Way Creative Cluster. This 12 week process is based on Julie Cameron’s best selling The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. For those of you...

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HELP !

HELP !

When you look at any successful person, be they a writer, artist, CEO, soldier, mother, or father, each one will tell you that they got where they are today because of guidance or help from someone. Maybe a teacher, tutor, parent, partner, or mentor. Did you know not...

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Everything is Amazing and Nobody is Happy

Everything is Amazing and Nobody is Happy

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?...

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The Hero’s ‘Spiritual’ Journey (and Other Dreams)

The Hero’s ‘Spiritual’ Journey (and Other Dreams)

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...

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"I Heard the News Today, Oh boy…"

"I Heard the News Today, Oh boy…"

I’m sitting here, writing this post on my MacBook while listening to some music from iTunes on my iPod headphones with sadness and gratitude in my heart. I’m sure I’m only one of hundreds, if not thousands, of people writing about Steve Jobs passing...

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Fall of the Tower of Babel

Fall of the Tower of Babel

So, occasionally, I “feel” or “sense” patterns. Whether it’s divine, awareness, psychosis, or whatever, I don’t know. With the release of Facebook’s “Translate” button, we’re on the verge of the world becoming a place of...

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Review: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

Review: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

While Twyla Tharp is a dancer, her life is all about creativity. And in this book she breaks down all the aspects of living a creative life, the struggles, joys, and accidents along the way. This book brought the soul of the class, I taught, to life.

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How Not to Start a Trend

How Not to Start a Trend

I realize I may be one of the few to not watch the Super Bowl this year. And even the lure of the commercials didn’t get me to watch. However, I did check in on Hulu.com a few minutes ago and catch up on the highest rated commercials this year. And, to my...

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