Tag: Creative

  • Efficiency and Love

    Deeply rooted in the core of each of us, is the desire for love. In this desire we find our true identity, our reason for being, our heart, our soul, our essence. In most of us, our desire for love has been distorted, buried or even purposely brushed under the rug. Pressures of life, careers,…

  • Make Good Art | Neil Gaiman | Commencement Speech

    This commencement speech is mandatory listening for anyone who hopes to be creatively successful. This is, quite possibly, the best commencement speech you will ever hear.

  • 8 Ways To Get Smarter Every Week

    1 out of every 4 Americans don’t read any books during the course of an average year. For many Americans, learning stops after formal education. The more active your brain stays during your life, the less likely you will be to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Getting smarter involves a combination of learning new information,…

  • Project Bar Stools

    Project Bar Stools

    To end a long story before it begins, we’ve just moved and want to turn our new digs into a place that welcomes friends, family, and nights at home. Our previous apartment was great for what it was. But the garden level aka basement aspect of it, the bugs that I’ve never seen before, and…

  • Regret & Fear | Completion & Change | Timing

    A wise man once told me, Don’t regret completing things. Don’t fear changing things. That’s not contradictory advice. It’s advice about timing. The meaning of these words did not fully reveal itself when I first read them. As I’ve considered the meaning of these words, I’ve found lessons from several angles and combinations. At risk…

  • 10 Sure Ways To Achieve Unhappiness

    Unfortunately and sadly, unhappiness seems far more widespread, accessible and achievable than it’s positive counterpart, happiness. We are told that happiness is a choice; that we have the power to simply make the choice to be happy and live a happy life. Why does this seem so difficult for most? Do you know how to…