I fell in love in Junior High, not with a girl but with my imagination. That was the year I began my infatuation with writing. ___ It was grade eight and whenever I was asked to write a story, my mind went into overdrive. Writing was my way of getting high… it still is. Writing is great, but … More This is Why I Write: Because it Changes Me
What can children teach us about what makes a life worth living? A great deal. ___ I don’t know about you, but September is a good time for reflection about how the year is progressing. It is like a re-start. With all of the students going back to school, September reminds me of the importance of … More What Makes a Life Worth Living?
Mess is comfortable and can sometimes be creative. But our mess can hide a few landmines. ___ A little mess is nice, but a lot of mess can be a disaster. I am comfortable with a little mess: My hair, my desk, my books. They are all messy. I try to look presentable because that’s what … More 9 Ways that Being Messy can be Fun and Helpful
Google thinks they own the Alphabet. Just look at how language is used on the Internet. Maybe it’s time that we take it back? ____ Google thinks they created the alphabet. Huh? I have an email that tells the story of how Google created the alphabet. It stunned me for a moment, “I thought that God created the alphabet?” No, little … More You have the power of Google, Word and Gutenberg
Waking up can be the most important thing we do each day. ___ I went for a walk this week and took a shot of the sunrise. It felt like the entire sky was a canopy, a tent. Almost could reach up and touch it. It is good to be awake. I hope that you are … More Are You Awake?
Theme parks are fun, but you can’t live in a theme park. If you find a way to bring your themes home, that will change your life. “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you to follow your dreams. Following my dreams led to years of frustration and dead-ends. My life improved when I gave up on my dreams.“ From “Why … More The 9 Themes that will Change Your Life
Unnecessary things are like USB ports. They are reminders, mementos, inspirational pointers that allow you and I to time travel… mental triggers of vacations past, adventures forward and unlived dreams. Unnecessary things are the seeds of a wild imagination and they make life worthwhile. Todd Henry talks about Unnecessary Creating in a recent Accidental Creative Podcast. After … More The Necessity of Living Unnecessarily
“Mind is loaded, chambers filled and ready to create. The problem is that my mind is locked in a safe and I forget the combination.” Why is creativity like this? You feel eager to create, to write, to build, to initiate. But damn, the first step can feel like a leap off of a cliff. Why does … More One Small Step: Becoming Creative One Step at a Time
A Zombie ate my brains. You know the feeling? Saturday mornings, you wake up and your brain is empty. When I am in that Zombie-ate-my-brain state, all that I can manage is coffee and cereal. And then I stare: at walls, at the TV, out the window, at the inside of my eyelids. Zombie … More Creativity and how A Zombie ate my Brains
Running Water Water runs, why can’t I? Running water can’t be caught. Only cupped, Held for a moment. Bottled, it expires. But free it runs. You and I, we are made of water. So we are told. Like water, we must run. Stored for later, we expire. Water spilled out spreads out. Water poured out, … More Running Water
Getting High on Recovery 