Power Through the Transition
My friend John gave me a new mantra for fall: power through the transition. He was talking about surfing, but I thought it was awesome life advice.
choosing courage
Coming Home to Myself Part 5: River
I once read that our identities are more like a river than a sculpture.
Don’t Get Slain by the Second Arrow
We can’t control the incidents that strike us, but we can control our reaction to them. Learn about the first arrow versus the second, according to a Buddhist teaching.
The Creative Leap and Chasm
When it’s time to release your work from the hidden space where you toiled into the outer world of humans with eyes and preferences and opinions, there’s a great moment of tension. The tension is where fear and excitement grapple with each other. Despite their differences, both ask what if? . . .
Digging Deep Days
You won’t learn anything from the projects you didn’t do. And you won’t grow by avoiding hard goals. We only know what we are capable of when we push ourselves to go, do, and be.
Don’t Panic Sell Your Dreams
What I find over and over again is the struggle behind the curtain easily gets forgotten while watching the performance. We see the expert execution on the stage, not the rehearsals and rewrites.