It’s crazy how fast time flies and how things progress. Nathan Chen Yesterday I talked about appreciating the things you finish on you daily task list. Today is a great day to remind you to think about how far you’ve come. Time flies and you smash goals. You complete daily essentials, you complete big goals,Continue reading “Progress”
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The Flu, Tea, and Bliss
A cup of tea is a cup of peace. Soshitsu Sen XV The first thing I did once I was home sick from work on Friday, was make myself a cup of tea. I combined that with my favorite YouTube channel and my favorite blanket and I was zonked for a good 24 hours. LaidContinue reading “The Flu, Tea, and Bliss”
Overloaded Critic?
Tonight I’m drinking tea and reading my novel out loud to myself. I like it when I can just focus on reading and let the critical part of my mind have a break because it can get overloaded. That’s when it begins to feel like nothing in my book is right. Sometimes it even getsContinue reading “Overloaded Critic?”
You Are
To the human with feelings deeper than the ocean The beat of your heartthe silence between your lipsyour eyesit is Your high your lowyour in betweenit’s all let it come let it comesink sink deep into it -Saschia Johnson
Attentive?
At this point in the cycle, I’m focused on how attentive I am to my needs. It is hard for me. I’ve been working on this for a long time. I often neglect my own needs in order appease those around me. Honestly, most times I don’t even realize I’m neglecting myself. I am stillContinue reading “Attentive?”
Wait a Minute
What helps you prioritize? What helps you be more empathetic? What helps you live your life in a more fulfilling way? What stories do you tell yourself about your divine purpose? Your beliefs are important to me. I found myself objectifying a general group and had to get real honest with myself. That’s their beliefContinue reading “Wait a Minute”
Artistic Research
Today I listened to an interesting lecture by Adrian Piper titled What, exactly, is the Idea of Artistic Research? She brought up a lot of interesting points. one point that I found interesting was how classes can be so rigid it doesn’t allow artists to truly dig into their art in the same way greatContinue reading “Artistic Research”
Creative Fire
I love the way creatives look when they’re fully immersed in their work. Creative exploration is full of fun and games, at the same time it gets us out of bed in the middle of the night and in the morning. It’s love, the relationship we creatives have with our work. Just like marriage, creativeContinue reading “Creative Fire”
Here’s Some Writer’s Love
Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe. Sumner Redstone There’s a lot of days where I’d happily throw my computer across the room if I knew I could get a new one. I’d rather avoid the discomfort that comes with all this. I’dContinue reading “Here’s Some Writer’s Love”
Eat Sleep Die
The three basics to living. We all do it day in and day out. I like to think we’re here for more than that. I like to bring purpose and meaning into my life. I don’t want to just eat, sleep, and die. I want to do significantly more than that. So that’s what IContinue reading “Eat Sleep Die”