Vulnerability hangover. You know the situation.  A person does something risky. They share a thought or a feeling they wouldn’t normally. They do it with co-workers, or maybe with a friend they know is judgmental. They probably succeed, they do the thing with aplomb. Soon, they can't think of the episode without wanting to curl … Continue reading What’s Your Mission?

A friend at work says, “You can only be in the weeds if you care.” It’s great gallows humor. But you can care and let go of the outcome.  Caring and letting go of the outcome means you embrace process. It means experimentation and learning are the goals. It’s not the right answer for every … Continue reading When Caring Hurts

Business people talk about synergy. I hear the word and see dollar signs ringing up in a cartoon characters eyes. It kind of creeps me out. But, there’s a richness in regularly coming together and sharing with other artist’s and creatives. We do our own work, yet that work begets the work of others. We … Continue reading Braiding Kismet

My friend Joe lives in Montana. He calls it the suburbs. I’m pretty sure his closest human neighbor is at least a mile away. The animal neighbors are everywhere.   A photographer, he enjoys thinking he might sneak up on an animal neighbor and get a candid shot of say, a "suburban" antelope. He believes … Continue reading My Big Toddler Brain

A song that moves me is the most powerful thing I know. But how can someone create that? Do they write a melody, then move its notes, changing it and perfecting it like a civil engineer? Building a song in the way a person designs a bridge sounds sensible. That way it might be perfect. … Continue reading One Thousand Vases