February 26, 2016 -- 12:35am CST Here am i Right here Right now This is me. I am a son of the most high GOD. Mighty and strong. Scared and insecure. Strong and mighty All of the above. A divine dichotomy. the honest life the tension of humanity the reality of live on planet earth Everything is crazy right now. politics, world issues, famine, feasts What to make of it all? The more I ask … [Read more...] about i am Nelson Mandela
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stop being insecure
February 25, 2016 5 days left of the blog challenge — time flies!! 12:58am—Central Standard Time. I have this pattern of writing with my blogs. If it is a travel day, which is this whole week, I often get to wherever I am going, check in, settle in, and just rest a bit. This usually includes random videos on facebook, and other random internet consumption. Sometimes this is pointless and other times it is part of my creative process. It is almost like I have to get that out my … [Read more...] about stop being insecure
your creation sucks
February 24, 2016 The CrEAtiVE PRocESs JUST START —> grab a canvas —> start writing —> doodle —> do something When I set out to create, I rarely have whatever it is planned out from the start. Every creative act starts somewhere. Wether it is a thought that comes and gets doodled down on a napkin. Or the blank canvas and the creation takes shape. It all STARTS somewhere. There is always a BLANK PAGE in the PROCESS somewhere. Often people ask me “what are you going … [Read more...] about your creation sucks
just do something
February 23, 2016 FIGHT THE RESISTANCE 8:59pm (central standard time?) 27,000ft and climbing I started reading a new book. It is completely in line with where I am right now with art, life, creativity, pressing onward. The book is entitled: theWARofART -- Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles -- by Steven Pressfield I am only on page twenty one, thus I have no real authority to write an exhaustive book review, so that is not what I am doing. HA! This book met me … [Read more...] about just do something
the grizzly in my hotel
February 22, 2016 11:56 — central standard time I turn off the noise in my hotel room. TV was just an enjoyable distraction. Random facebook videos, just to consume. There is nothing wrong with these things, they are often the source of ideas…. but sometimes they are just noise. As I turned off the physical noise in my room I hear bit of a low roar coming from behind me. A weird sound, like a hibernating bear, and yes it must be the guest in the room next to me SNORING. HA!!! You never … [Read more...] about the grizzly in my hotel
the challenge of perfection
February 21, 2016 - the challenge of perfection. I just finished watching the BURNT, a movie about a chef and his JOURNEY / battle with perfection. I have seen a glimpse of the competitive nature of chefs, through my travels. There is this odd competition and cockiness that chefs carry. Honestly I do not feel uber competitive these days. I did in the days of sports but right now this season of life I feel like my biggest competitor is myself. I desire to grow in my art and creativity, but I … [Read more...] about the challenge of perfection
K.I.S.S.
February 20, 2016 K . I . S . S . Keep It Simple Stupid Often in life we overcomplicate things. We make them out to be harder than they need to be. Keep it SIMPLE — Life, goals, relationships, business, branding CHANGE CHANGE can can be something that seems drastic and even unattainable. Like, I need to loose forty pounds, or the desire to travel, or changing jobs / careers, perusing a dream, taking up a new hobby, getting married, having a baby, starting a business, … [Read more...] about K.I.S.S.
LiFE is a JoUrNEY
February 19th, 2016 The JoUrNEy is the REwArD — Ancient Proverb The vision is to EMBRACE the JOURNEY. Embrace every aspect of this wild ride we call LIFE. If you lived this way, what could your time on earth be like? Would it differ greatly from your current mode of opperandum?! Would your time on this planet look drastically different? Or would there just be a series of subtle adjustments that would need to take place? HOW?!?!?!? How do we … [Read more...] about LiFE is a JoUrNEY