This morning I got up early to take a walk, as it had rained quite a bit the day before and left the air feeling fresh and crisp. Along the way, I stopped by the 99 cent store to pick up a calendar for next year (of course I still use paper calendars). There was […]
What do you do in a world that emphasizes broad and shallow when you're wired to be deep and focused? I've struggled with this tension for a long time. Well, more acutely since becoming an artist and entering a field where self-promotion is required. I don't know if it is just a particularly American cultural […]
Although not my own, wisdom nonetheless: "The decisive question for every human is: Is he or she related to something infinite or not? That is the telling question of . . . life. Only if we know that the thing which truly matters is the infinite can we avoid fixing our interest upon futilities, and […]
I was reminded yet again last month how second and third world countries are so often wealthy in what truly matters. I had just spent almost two weeks without any technology in Mongolia, living in close quarters each day with my travel companions and interacting face to face frequently with various nomadic tribes. This kind […]
I got an excited email from a friend the other day that said she had just resigned from her job. This was a scary decision for her to make, but it was also exciting as it opened a door to new possibilities for her future. In my response, I encouraged her by reminding her that […]
I found this entry I wrote five years ago regarding the cultural noise we're inundated with every day that more is better. As it's always nice to have thoughts suggesting an alternative approach to the predominant societal voice, decided to repost... “There is a way that we keep moving in our culture that really doesn’t […]
Los Angeles is the perfect place for creative experimentation. There is something in the ethos here that encourages thinking outside the box, eschewing traditions that stifle, and trying without fear of failure. Better to have attempted to manifest one's destiny than to not have attempted at all! And LA is full of people doing just […]