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 his voice. And I knew what he meant: getting around wasn’t the fun part of …
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 (which I then foolishly wiped clean for the mirage of a “fresh start”) or the …
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 of depression, frustration, and anxiety. If I’m being honest here, I’ve been all of those …
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 friend sent to me this morning and reminded me of how good this was. It’s …
“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 from an article by Sam Anderson in the New York Times Magazine back in May …
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. If you click on the category, you’ll see lots of blackout poems – where a …
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 Kleon’s morning routine. The idea is to have a set time each day before starting …
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 to do. Maybe a daily blackout poem would be a good addition to the mix? …
I was clicking through links on an old Austin Kleon newsletter (which I highly recommend) and came across this one on moderate giftedness. It’s an interesting idea that also started me thinking about my place in the world where creativity is concerned. The upside of the internet and social media is that, like Sly & …
Another newspaper blackout poem from several years ago finally seeing the light of day. Once again, this concept was stolen from Austin Kleon. It’s interesting going through this folder that’s been sitting idle for years now and discovering what’s inside. Some of it is okay, some is just me playing around and making a mess, …