Are artistic passion and talent separate? Do you have to have talent to have passion for an art-form?
The Consumerism Closet Conundrum
To Keep or Not to Keep. I painted my closet last week end and managed to wind up in a moral dilemma. No, it wasn’t the fumes, the paint was water-based. But maybe spending a few hours in a small space, all white, and making it whiter, lends itself to […]
Noticing the Mundane
Noticing the Mundane is Practicing Gratitude Noticing the mundane is hard at first because the mundane is the constant and regular around us. The earthly as opposed to the heavenly. In astrology it would be of the sixth house. It is, in summary, the ordinary. But in the ordinary is, […]
Dear Diary: The Power of Journaling
Here’s the biggest lesson I’ve gleaned from reading my entries : I have worried about many things that, in the long run, weren’t important.
Getting What You Want
We often imagine that reaching a goal is a struggle, an obstacle race that requires boundless energy. But it’s more about going over, under and around. It’s avoiding the monkey-wrenches that come your way.