CHANGE THE PATTERN BREATHE IN. DEEPER. EXHALE. Tell it all. And tell it true. And then keep telling it. Tell it again and again. To yourself. To your friends. Your family. Strangers. On a blog. In a work of art. In a book. To your hair dresser. To your cat. Your dog. Just tell [...]
You know what? I realized something kind of funny about myself recently (and huge thanks to my therapist for this - you rock Teri!). I realized that I spend so much time tending to my demons that I've forgotten completely to spend time tending to my angels. But I don't mean winged and glowing heralds [...]
If you're following me on social media you may have noticed one of my favorite hashtags popping up from time to time on posts of things that I find artful, inspiring and alluring... #butisitart So is it? Isn't it? Who gets to decide? I have to assume that at some point in time this meme [...]
On days like today, during weeks like this week, I can't focus. I can't focus on the tasks at hand, I can't focus on other people, I can't focus on chasing my dreams. I'm so stuck in my head, and the negative spiral of thoughts threatening to tear me asunder are coming so fast there [...]
"Creating is not necessarily about seeking answers, so much as it is about asking many questions until you find an answer you had not yet come to understand." Am I cool enough to quote myself yet? I doubt it, but I'm doing it. I wrote the above in a recent post about creating begetting more [...]
"So, I have always seen it as a kind of parental duty to show my own children beautiful stuff, and in doing so reveal to them an alternate world. By beautiful, I mean interesting, inspiring, ambiguous, challenging and sometimes dangerous things that exist within the world of art. I feel that the online world provides [...]
I can tell I'm coming out of an era. So to speak. Moving through darkness is never easy. Taking a deep look at yourself and working on your shit is never simple. But these things are most certainly necessary. Necessary for moving forward. Necessary for personal growth. Necessary for your mental health and your emotional [...]
