Life is continually giving us lessons to help us grow and to teach us balance. Lessons in how to act or when not to act. Lessons in knowing when to speak boldly or to remain silent. Lessons about love, joy, gratitude, and grace. Lessons about stumbling, loss, fear, and regret. Sometimes, we get these lessons…
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If you’ve been engaged in any sort of artistic or entrepreneurial endeavor for a substantial amount of time, it is only a matter of time before you will feel stuck in a creative rut. Don’t freak out. You’re not alone. It happens to everyone eventually. In the old days of the American West — before…
Continue reading →A happy, fulfilling life can be designed and crafted like a fine piece of art. And at the heart of all creation is learning to make empowering decisions. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” While I like the idea of a benevolent universe standing…
Continue reading →Today marks another big milestone on this blog: my 200th post. Achieving this mark has been an internal goal of mine since this blog began. I am grateful for all I have learned and felt in this year since my 100th post. My wish is that in some way I was able to help, inspire,…
Continue reading →A lot of aspiring artists and would-be entrepreneurs spend years, even decades, lurking in the shadows, toiling away at their beautiful craft in obscurity and darkness. They hide in their cave, desperate to release their beauty upon the world, yet plagued with doubt and uncertainty, the walls echoing with cries of, “I’m not ready.” How…
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