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I Don’t See
[Day 3 of 30]: Sometimes my writing takes me to unexpected places. Places that I’m not always sure that I want to go. And although I feel my doubts like a lead weight in my belly, I’ve given myself 30 days to learn whether it’s better to trust my MUSE and write the words that bubble to the top or just let her stories pass me by. I’ve decided not to fight the DAEMON (inner critic), because I truly believe that resistance begets resistance. I figure I can teach the two squabbling children (logic & creativity) to play nice once in a while, or at least get them to take…
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Create a Meaningful Life
How can you know what really matters in life? How can you know if what you are doing is what you are meant to do? How can you know if what you are doing has any meaning at all? The short answer is this… What matters in life is to know the meaning of life. And the most powerful way to know something is to create it. So what matters in life is to create the meaning of your life. If that seems a little confusing, here’s the long answer…. Your Meaning vs Their Meaning First, what you are doing does have meaning. Your life will always mean something. But…
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Express True Love
“Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it” — Thaddeus Golas Love It’s elusive, awe inspiring, and in the context of creativity, absolutely essential to the true expression of your art. In the creative form, love exposes the artist to the world. Your fears, your joys, and even your sanity are on display. You cannot hide. But love also gives back to you, the artist, with a deeper sense of acceptance. You may find acceptance from your friends or family, lovers or strangers, but only with True Love can you find acceptance of yourself. A Garden Path So how can you ensure that each word you write, each picture…
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Easy Insight to Any Problem
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Everybody’s got one. The problem that’s been following you around all week. You know the answer is inside of you, if you could just get to it — Crack open your subconscious, scoop out the solution, and move forward. But the more you think about the problem, the more confused you become. Sometimes you give up and hope it’ll go away (even though it always comes back eventually). And sometimes it swirls and swirls around your head, like a hamster running on a meaningless wheel. To solve this problem, you can either wait for an “A-Ha” moment,…
