how to make your plans succeed

Contingency Plans, Contingency Targets

This weekend I taught a class about performance art. If saying that phrase makes you wince or roll your eyes, I understand. There’s a lot of bad performance art out there, and I’ve…

how to kill fear

Reflections of an Epileptic

A few days ago I had the chance to enjoy some time with my middle daughter, who is (among many other things) epileptic. She recently made a conscious decision to adjust her meds in a way that improves her quality of life but…

what is the purpose of what I write?

Break Time

I’m sorry, am I late? Sometimes I lose track of time…

In all seriousness, I do apologize for the hiatus. It was semi-intentional; the busiest week I have is Memorial Day Weekend, and has been…

a life lived right is it’s own reward

I’m discovering something today. Two things, really, that may end up being the same thing. Both are regarding the price of taking a stand for or against something you believe in.

diving into change

Sploosh or Dab?

I would like to talk with you about your financial thoughts, or let you listen to my story and process if you want…

This is how a dear friend began a conversation today online. I felt my hackles raise; I felt my chest…

Ritual is Easy; Routine is Hard

In Search of the Mundane

Today while listening to The Simple Life Together podcast, I heard an interesting definition of routine vs. ritual. The idea was that routines are made up of habits, and habits, as we know, require no…

learning to control your life

Schrodinger’s Control Panel

With kudos to Karl for the concept, his comment on my last post reminded me of a singularly unusual experience I had while teaching at the drama retreat this last weekend.

“…loving all God’s children…”

A Summer of Loving

It would be remiss of me to let June disappear without acknowleding Loving Day. Usually celebrated around the 12th, it is a celebration commemorating the Supreme Court decision striking down miscegenation laws. As the…

consenting to love

Gorillas in the Heart

While at this outdoor retreat, I’ve been talking with a professional hypnotist about the methods she uses to help people move in directions that their conscious minds might make difficult. One of the common obstacles are blocks in the…

love doing right

“By Their Works…”

It’s been a quite hectic day. Probably not for all of you — I’m hoping most of you had a pleasant enough summer Friday afternoon. But in the small arts community within which I teach and work, there has been something of a minor earthquake. And…