For the past few years my friend Wali Qutbuddin Loren Ruh Smith has been sharing his poetry with me. He’ll often send something in response to a blog post of mine… Continue reading
Create a Remarkable Work of Art: Your Life
All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life. — M. C. Richards Life As Art Do you ever doubt that life is a… Continue reading
Dream Boldly: 10 Questions to Rouse Your Inner Child Wisdom
What dreams lay forgotten within you, unvoiced and unnoticed? Think of the dreams that you had as a young child, the ones that ignited your imagination. What would reconnecting… Continue reading
What is your essential message to the world? Expression is key.
Are you like me in feeling like there is something important you have to do in life? Could you have an essential message to communicate? What the heck… Continue reading
Connect with limitless possibilities. Create with the universal language of pictures.
Did you ever create imaginary worlds as a child? They had limitless possibilities, didn’t they? Do you remember the joy and freedom you felt? You could be a… Continue reading
How do you participate in the world? Are you ready to play on a new stage?
Do you feel like your insides are being squeezed? As if your current creative expression is too small for what you want to share with the world? Expand Your… Continue reading
Want to Be More Productive? Become Inner-focused.
Maybe you feel like you want to be—or should be—more productive. Yet life seems to have other ideas. Demands get in the way. You get tired of pushing…. Continue reading
What If We Pursued Our Dreams into Reality?
Henry Ford’s dream was to build a car that every man could afford. This idea had its limits because he believed there was only one car, in one color… Continue reading
Is it charisma? Or essence? Why the difference is important to having a potent voice.
You’ve just settled into your seat to listen to the speaker at your conference. Pretty soon you are starting to squirm, not sure if they are trying to… Continue reading
What if we communicated from our essence?
Essence is defined as the core, nature or most important qualities of a person or thing. Essence is a real and physical aspect of the “ousia” (true being,… Continue reading
How do you sustain the momentum of your inspiration?
You have a moment of inspiration. The energy of it fills you! Your body feels electric. This moment is the initial spark, a dream that is the first breath of… Continue reading