365 Days

There is no need to say 'sorry' for the treatment by your ancestors of my family. Instead, live, forgive. Make use of your opportunities, Give generously, get to know me.…

I was reminded today by Steven Pressfield (The War of Art), that we don't need to be healed in order to move forward. Our pain does not go away. It…

My friend Patricia Paton and I were both feeling the strain of the COVID pandemic. In order to ground ourselves in that which is working in our lives, we decided…

The practice of Gratitude has got me through some dark times in my life. There was a time when I had to travel an hour back and forth to a…

I watched Paolo Angeli play his 'guitar' in his one-man band at a Tiny Desk Concert and understood that in the beginning, Sound came before Music.When Paolo was pushing his…

Art is like DNA left at the scene. It is evidence that the artist has been there. It is a mark left, like a dinosaur footprint or a painting on…

Marcel Duchamp, the French-American painter and chess player was always pushing the boundaries of perception. He came up with the term 'Infrathin.' While he never fully defined it, he left…

We are at the end of a historic year! There have been gifts and challenges unlike anything we have experienced before. With the passing of an old year that has…

Art allows us to look at things not only for what they are but for what they can be. A coffee cup is not just a coffee cup. It is…

May this season of hope find joyous days ahead with people you love,granted wishes,elevated actions,and successful endeavors.

Today, December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn's alignment is visible just after sunset in the Southwestern sky from most cities on earth. It is also the Winter Solstice.This is an…

Lately, my head has been filled with doubts and circular thoughts. So, today, I took myself on a long-overdue Artist Date. I walked along the coast, stopping to watch surf…

Artificial Intelligence is the next Moon Landing. Only it isn't a singular event that the world watches unfold. It has already happened subtly in the background, but not slowly. We…

Layman Pang, a Buddhist who lived over a thousand years ago, is credited with the modern saying, 'Chop wood and carry water.' It has been translated into English in different…

I spend a great deal of time in my office/studio, surrounded by books and bits of projects. Some started, others waiting to be called into service. My square footage is…

When the night is over, but the day has not yet begun, there is a waiting roomto let go of the past, that the future may take seed. This is…

Kim LeClair loves words. In her words.play.daily emails she strings words in beautiful ways that speak to the humanness in you and me. Yesterday, her words touched me deeply. I…

Like most people, I gravitate towards a preference of style in art. I like a particular kind of writing, painting, poetry, photography, music, etc. When a style I like appears,…

Every December, I take inventory of the year that has passed and look towards the future. My plans don’t extend past the coming year, as my goals are more about…

I just watched one of the most impactful Ted Talks ever. Jill Bolte Taylor is a brain scientist who studies severe mental illnesses. She tells the story of how her…

When I go out into the world to do daily things, my capability is higher than my audacity. It's just the way I happen to have turned out.I have friends…