As you roast your hot dogs or catch the last sales of the summer, let me ask you a question. What inspired Labor Day, and how can it inspire you today?
A Snail’s Place: What it Means to Live Creative
Every single thing that happens in your life is an opportunity to create. Every encounter asks you to make a choice. Every encounter changes you. And you have a say in how.
Life is a Creative Process. Trust it.
I went to the beach this morning for swim. The waters were a bit turbulent. And I got to thinking about the difference between trusting the water and fighting against it and what a good metaphor this is for life.
Tied to the Mast: Seven Sirens of Your Creative Journey
Each of us sets out to create something because we felt a longing. And that longing has us do things we would not have otherwise done. Nurturing is that point in the creative cycle when…
A Man, His Dog and the Meaning of Home
There was a man standing outside the gate with us, there for the nightly distribution of food for people around the city who have nothing to eat. This is his story.
Creating in Remembrance of Trayvon Martin
As I was standing at the entrance eating, a young man in a hoodie approached me asking if I had “a spare 50p.” I looked into his yearning eyes and…