It’s fun to skip stones across the surface of a lake or pond. It’s a challenge. How many skips can you get? Talking about songwriting with a friend the other day that image popped into my mind. To me it seems that sometimes I when return to a theme again and again tt’s a … Continue reading Skipping Stones
As I’m writing this, it’s a quiet Sunday morning. Out my kitchen window I can watch the wind twiddle the leaves of a tree in my neighbors yard. I find quiet to be difficult to sit with, to enjoy. There are so many opportunities for noise, for filling my time with busyness. Today, after … Continue reading Struggling with Quiet
For a long while there was a blog I enjoyed at http://thxthxthx.com/ Leah Dieterich, the author would post three little gratitudes a day. She wrote mini thank you notes to whatever she felt gratitude for, (just like her mom had taught her). Something like this: • Thanks open window, you invite birdsong into my kitchen which is … Continue reading Thx Thx Thx
A friend was writing about sourdough bread and creativity. How setting out the dough to rise reminded them of setting a project aside for a for a bit to let it develop, to let the subconscious work its creative magic. This sparked a few things for me. One is that the yeast and sugar will … Continue reading Letting the Dough Rise
“Don’t much know what this is going to look like,” is a perfectly acceptable place to start from. It may be the only place to start from. Now, take a step. The next one will follow. There’s always fog on the path. Learn to move with, and in, uncertainty. It isn't easy. … Continue reading Don’t Much Know What This is Going to Look Like
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