I’m a bit of a broken record when it comes to balance. I think about it a lot, talk about it often, and find myself looking for it everywhere. Maybe it’s part of getting older, but I’m less likely to […]
Tag: Austin Kleon
Going To Eleven
Well, this will make an interesting group psychological case study some day. I’ve had this thought from time to time over the last nine months whenever normal bumps up against necessity. Like remote learning. Something that used to be extraordinarily […]
Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication
My Dad used to say “don’t get old”. Usually, right after grunting his way out of a chair or extracting himself from the passenger seat of my too-low-to-the-ground car. It wasn’t said with a smile, but there was one in […]
The Why
I’ve had a blog a lot longer than my post history here would indicate. Actually, I’ve had blogs (plural) a lot longer than you’d know from looking at this website. Whether it was a few swings at my personal domain […]
Work To Do
How a person reacts to stress is an interesting thing. Some freeze, some go into a flurry. Some become more efficient because is streamlines their thinking and supplies them with an abundance of adrenaline. Some get mired in a swamp […]
The Friday Five – 2020.04.03
Here’s a collection of some of the things from this week that I’ve enjoyed, been inspired by, want to share, or are grateful for. “Be In Love” – Various Maine Artists, Playing For Change Day 2012. This is something a […]
Control
“The problem, fundamentally, was one of control — I had too much of it, over too tiny a territory, and I wasn’t willing to surrender it. You can’t control your way out of control.” Sam Anderson The above quote is […]
Word Wednesday: Reflections
For those who might be tuning in via my Facebook post and my post about Facebook from yesterday, welcome to Word Wednesday! Each week, I post poems that I’ve been working on in place of a more traditional blog post. […]
The Routine, Interrupted
One of my goals this year is to have a creative routine that will start my days off, using the “make before you manage” ethos I gleamed from Tim Ferriss and mashing it up with what I remembered from Austin […]
Optimistic, Though Threats Lingers
Fresh off the presses, or should I say, permanent marker. I’m still working the kinks out of my morning creative routine, trying to find something that feels natural, feeds my creativity, is easily repeatable, and is something I actually want […]