February 5, 2016 CLIMB the LADDER — PURPOSE This basically picked up where yesterday’s blog left off. SEASONS— I see life in seasons. At some point I want to write a book about each decade of life. For me each one was marked by different things. Childhood. Foundations, family, sports, learning to ride a bike…. and crashing such bike, etc. The early years of adolescence. Transition into teen hood. More identity shaping, learning, etc. Twenties. College, traveling, … [Read more...] about CLIMB the LADDER — PURPOSE
Archives for February 2016
the unattainable life
February 3, 2016 TRAVEL Travel is a choice. Often people think it is unattainable, or way too expensive. I don’t think anything is unattainable anymore. I really don’t. Yet, sometimes I do. Sometimes it is hard for me to see the “normal” things in life as attainable. Like buying a house in Southern California in this current reality market. But lately even my thinking on this is changing and I am beginning to see the dream of a house as something that is attainable. “You spend … [Read more...] about the unattainable life
Today I painted a tree.
02.03.2016 Today I painted a tree. I like trees. Maybe it is the way they move, they flow, they sway in the wind, sometimes they bend, and even break. Trees are outside, drawing us to look up, to breath, to remember that we are small. I climbed trees a little as a kid, but it wasn’t my main thing, some kids couldn’t get enough of it. climbing to the point of no return even falling out and breaking or bruising. I enjoy root systems going in all directions the strength of each … [Read more...] about Today I painted a tree.
BE PRESENT
February 02.2016 BE PRESENT…. you do not want to miss today. 1:03pm…. and later… and then edited slightly later… and finally posted at…11:48pm (EST) Here I am. Here am I. Hear me now. This is how I start most of my journal entires. It is a statement of PRESENCE. Of bringing myself into the present moment. This blog series may feel like a journal series, a glimpse into my heart and mind. I often journal “stream of consciousness,” which is basically writing anything … [Read more...] about BE PRESENT
the BLOG challenge – CREATE –
The creative challenge is set. One blog a day for each day of the month. The purpose is to create structure to be creative. To challenge myself to post something each day. To “force” myself to get something out there each and every day. I recently heard this quote: “Perfect is the enemy of good” — Voltaire. Sometimes we withhold from creating anything because it is not perfect. I have often felt this paralysis in my own art, or writing or anything that I attempt to pursue. I am a … [Read more...] about the BLOG challenge – CREATE –