1 day agoMember-onlyYou Are Always Growing Up To The Highest Ideal Of Your SelfYou Are Always Growing Up To The Highest Ideal Of Your Self: Maturation can be a wonderful thing if you apply it to your life’s experiences. All too often, we place it in one of two categories, good or bad. The good is when we understand the things that positively…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Sep 20Member-onlyBrushstrokes of Expressionism x 1000Brushstrokes of Expressionism x 1000: A good measure of amenability combined with ample disciplined patience, is the kind of resolve it takes to achieve a creative task. When Rod asked Rod, are you sure you have the patience and stamina to make a painting like this? And yes I’m a…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Sep 13Member-onlyIs Being Clever All That?Is Being Clever All That? Being genuinely clever requires an innovative imagination. One that seems to benefit greatly from a brainy ego. Spontaneity rules. Who amongst us has not been enamored by some people’s ability to be clever in an almost showy way? …Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Sep 6Member-onlyArt and the Afternoon DrizzleArt and the Afternoon Drizzle: Unprepared was I. The most I expected from the sky that afternoon was a mizzle, not a drizzle. The sun seemed to be shining through on all sides of the puffy varicolored slaty and white clouds. I felt it was sure to be a refreshing…Mindfulness2 min readMindfulness2 min read
Aug 31Member-onlyWhat’s Labor?What’s Labor? Labor ain’t child’s play is one of the most common answers you get when you ask the question, what’s labor? None of us make it through life without experiencing labor. Physical labor can be dull, unpleasant, and bring on a whole lot of aches, pains, and sweat. But…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Aug 23Member-onlyArts Joyful VibrancyArts Joyful Vibrancy: Would this painting of mine inspire Beethoven to compose the Ode to Joy from the 9th Symphony? Not likely, but the Ode to Joy inspired me to make this work of art. That and remembrances of a child’s birthday party, colorful balloons and all. I rarely if…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Aug 17Member-onlyHurried and Flurried and Frustrated and Excited?Hurried and Flurried and Frustrated and Excited?: What about you? No need to guess here. If you’re present with any reasonable amount of rational thinking, you will no doubt uncomfortably fit into one or more of those questions. Our cluttered minds: Live as we must in our heads all the…Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
Aug 11Member-onlyTwenty Seconds In Your LifeTwenty Seconds In Your Life: Your destiny and the passage of time. Can a mere group of seconds in time change everything? You blink your eyes 15 to 20 times a minute which gives you ample time to see and focus. Your hearing is constant. The speed of thought is…Mindfulness2 min readMindfulness2 min read
Aug 9Member-onlyArts Engagement Process Is MesmerizingArts Engagement Process Is Mesmerizing: What you see is not always what you see, or at least what you think you see. Visual art may hold your attention, and it can even grip your imagination in unpredictable ways. To be truly engaged with a painting it’s important to be aware…Creativity2 min readCreativity2 min read
Aug 3Member-onlyWhy The World Needed An Elon MuskWhy The World Needed An Elon Musk: Musk, A hero that will always foil the villains. How does he manage to do that? It’s quite simple, he knows the difference between right and wrong. He doesn’t overtly try and change other people’s moral compass. Elon Musk’s detractors, who are they…Elon Musk2 min readElon Musk2 min read
