Heading home from the center of town in the oppressive August heat, I heard a sound I’m sure I heard in my mother’s womb. The sound of tinny music, though not played particularly well, was inviting all the same. I searched ahead and found the source: a man sitting on a cushion on the sidewalk, playing the harmonica. I was born in Texas. My mother’s father was a cowboy rancher who played the harmonica like a magician. I suppose this man reminded me of home. I...
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Hi Katherine, You say that the creative process is available to all… even those of us who are not the traditional “creative types.” Can you give some examples of how this process can be used by someone who isn’t an artist? Cal Harris, Jr., Musician Thank you, Cal, for this fundamental question. I know that as a musician you have an experience of the creative process, and we would all assume that to be the case. However, many people also assume the...
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Hi Katherine, My projects often demand that I work in a very focused way to get the job done. How can I free myself from the focus of one deep activity in order to be present with and respond to what is happening around me in the moment? Shelley T. (Entrepreneur) Dear Shelley, Great question. I think we can all relate to this one, especially when a computer is involved. It’s easy to get so sucked into an activity that we lose our awareness of ourselves and the world around...
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