“ The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” ~ Coretta Scott King Is dance something you can consume? Can you sell it as a service? Where does community crossover with commerce anyway? Once upon a time in the USA, you were a citizen. Then, suddenly [...]
“ Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.” ~ Salvador Dali Why is before so different than after? Is life just an endless series of finish lines? How does the feeling of "going to do something" differ from the feeling of "having done something"? Zoom out and look at the [...]
“ I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.” ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart What does your creative process look like? Do you ever notice yourself doing something that would be fascinating to an onlooker? Why are some of the most mundane things so interesting to [...]
“ Remind me to be nice to myself. ” ~ Jah Wobble What’s the difference between normal and novel? How does your normal differ from someone else’s? What does it mean for something to become normalized? Travel back in time to when you were a little kid, nine or ten years old at [...]
“ Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.” ~ Mick Jagger Why is it important to make progress? What does it mean to be satisfied? When does satisfaction turn into contentment? Maybe he couldn’t get any way back in 1965, but Mick’s results since then tell a different story. Twenty five studio albums stretch [...]
“ You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ~ Mark Twain How do you find focus? What’s your secret to keeping your eye on the ball? Is there more to it than just paying attention? It’s no secret that there are a lot of distractions in the world. [...]
“ Tolerance is nothing more than patience with boundaries ” ~ Shannon Alder Do you consider yourself tolerant? Are there certain things that cross the line? Is there ever a time that intolerance is appropriate? Living, as you do, in the material world, you’re bound to encounter all sorts of stuff, every minute [...]
“ Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh How do you say thank you? What's so special about showing appreciation? Can you build gratitude like any other skill? You’ve probably heard the old saying ‘a little goes a long way’. When it comes to the [...]
“ Common sense is not so common.” ~ Voltaire Where does your intelligence come from? Is it what you’ve learned or where you’ve been? Does it have more to do with the miracle of your biology and the spark of life that makes you tick? Intelligence is all the rage these days, it’s a hot [...]
“ You’ve got to bloom where you’re planted.” ~ Rafi Metz Are you a nomad? Do you have roots? How’s your adaptability? Join me, if you will, in a few thoughts about nature. It’s on the front burner today, with no pun intended in much of the Northern Hemisphere. Perhaps you reside in [...]
