Sunday Reflections I was thinking through one of my character arches and I wanted to define what GREATNESS is internally in comparison to what we can be shown it is from the outside. On one side we have greatness lower case which is simply external greatnessOn the other side we have GREATNESS uppercase which isContinue reading “greatness vs GREATNESS”
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What Do You Stand For?
“You have to follow your own voice. You have to be yourself when you write. In effect, you have to announce, ‘This is me, this is what I stand for, this is what you get when you read me. I’m doing the best I can—buy me or not—but this is who I am as aContinue reading “What Do You Stand For?”
The Good Shepherd pt 2
Today I want to invite The Good Shepherd and the Good Leaders into my life and allow all the faith hope and love they bring to overflow into the lives of those around me. So today I’m going to speak about The Good Shepherd in a way that invites and congratulates good leadership. What canContinue reading “The Good Shepherd pt 2”
The Good Shepherd
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hiredContinue reading “The Good Shepherd”
It’s About You But It’s About Others Too
Creative freedom is a gift we have as humans beings. It liberates us from a world that would be just fine seeing us lose our life so that we can fit into their box. I started writing my For the Conscious Writer posts in 2020 with the intention of having it lead into a mentoring program. (IContinue reading “It’s About You But It’s About Others Too”
Curiosity, Freedom, and Intensity
Interesting things happen when the creative impulse is cultivated with curiosity, freedom and intensity. Saul Bass Curiosity, freedom, and intensity where do we find those things? Some artists might say those things find us when we’re working. There’s others that say you have to go out and search for it. I think we must findContinue reading “Curiosity, Freedom, and Intensity”
Mom’s Presence
On sick days I appreciate watching movies with my mama. Something about having my mama there enjoying a good murder mystery that makes me feel better. There’s a million reasons why I love my mama but something about having her around when I’m feeling under the weather makes it a little bit easier for me.
Fern Symbolism
Last post I wrote about turning over a new leaf. I chose a fern as the leaf for the featured image. Here’s some cool info about the symbolism of ferns. Fiddleheads and ferns first show up in fossil records from a time over 100 million years BEFORE dinosaurs walked the Earth. In fact, ferns grew before floweringContinue reading “Fern Symbolism”
New Leaf
Think of the life you have lived until now as over and, as a dead man, see what’s left as a bonus and live it according to Nature. Love the hand that fate deals you and play it as your own, for what could be more fitting? Marcus Aurelius I’ve decided to turn a newContinue reading “New Leaf”
Summer Challenge
The way life’s been going, my best bet is to focus on doing all the things I love. I want to have these experiences forever but if there’s a limit to all this happiness I’m taking in as much as I can now. We’re napping, playing board games, eating healthy and not healthy, we’re goingContinue reading “Summer Challenge”
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