I am grateful for imagination.

Grateful for the ability in myself and others to conceptualize and conceive that which does not exist. The creation of new thoughts, ideas, actions, images and sounds that bring joy and delight. Imagining solutions to…

One of my early attempts at painting with watercolours

“Art isn’t only a painting. Art is anything that’s creative, passionate, and personal. An artists is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. Art is…

It is surprising that there is still loneliness in the world. There has never been a time when humans have had the ability to interact widely with others every waking moment of our lives. But this level of communication has…

I've noticed from spending time with the young creative folks who are the core demographic of my improv group is that they are avid gamers. I don't mean video games, although they certainly know their console games too, but…

Sometimes life feels like Groundhog Day. Not the popping up out of a hole looking for your shadow Groundhog Day but the Bill Murray every day just repeats itself plot of Groundhog Day the movie.

It is easy…

When we are cold, we put on a sweater. When we are hungry, we eat and when we are thirsty, we drink. We actively seek to minimize or eliminate discomfort in our lives but can value be found within…

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Rhythm is an essential part of music - finding the groove, laying down a beat. We all have an innate sense of rhythm - just watch a child when music starts playing or…

I'm grateful for music. The creative space it gives me, the friendships and the opportunity to spread happiness to others. My maybe cousin Willy Witherspoon joins me to explore the topic further in a holiday way.

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I am grateful for my journal. After a few false starts over the course of my life, last November I began a daily journal. I am now on my sixth journal having filled more than 800 pages with handwritten…

I'm easily distracted. Distracted by everything - screens, social media notifications, burrowing animals and the daily news. A guy riding by on a bicycle carrying a two by four on his shoulder. Distraction tends to lead me down unproductive pathways. 

There are over seven billion people on the planet right now. If you are creating something, you should be able to find an audience for your work somewhere. 

Audience building depends largely on your reasons for producing creative work…

How do you define being professional? Is it simply that professionals share their skills for money and an amateur does it for love and/or pleasure? Do professionals not love what they do? Can an amateur not accept money for something…

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. 
  - Aristotle 

It is inevitable that if you are a creator of any sort, you will encounter criticism. The reality is that we all…

Ned Ludd was reportedly an English weaver who in 1779 destroyed two weaving frames in a fit of rage against the introduction of weaving machines. His action inspired a group of skilled craftsmen who rebelled against the industrial revolution that…

You need action to get from here to there. A simple concept but challenging in execution. Some actions we can't avoid when a life crisis strikes. But most actions require a conscious decision, especially those that lead us to positive…

For most of my career my morning routine was pretty simple. Jump out of bed, take a quick shower, grab something for breakfast, make some coffee to fill my travel mug and hit the road. The rest of the day…

I guess I should have known it was going to happen. A day would dawn when, in spite of whatever topic I was trying to write about, the words just wouldn't flow. I just didn't think it would happen so…

The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave it neither power nor time. 
- Mary Oliver 

We tend to think of…

My recollection of learning how to write by hand is vague. I'm not sure if we had workbooks or gestetnered sheets we followed but suspect that the teacher simply modeled each letter on the chalkboard and we repeatedly copied them…

A pen has no spellcheck function but I think it's journaling. As a young boy I started writing in a notebook for something other than what was required in school. Much like school, the effort and outcome was a little…

Perfection is not possible. No matter what I think, say, do or play, someone is going to reject, question or criticize. Usually the harshest critic of my work is that sometimes mean spirited little voice inside my own head. It…