Thoughts on Hugh MacLeod’s Manifesto: How To Be Creative

Guitar Lessons Once a Week for a Year

I took guitar lessons once a week, Monday nights, for a year. I enjoyed learning to read…

Unspoken Compliments

A few years ago, I realized that I was holding in a lot of positive energy, embarrassed to let it out. Basically…

Create Something

Three years ago, shortly after my second divorce, I was in a very contemplative spot in my life. The chaos that had enveloped me…

Almost Didn’t

The story came into my awareness a few days ago, capturing me with its struggle for basic human rights in an area and industry…

Weight

Straight to the bottom of my stomach
The feelings of dismay and anxiety
Overwhelm the senses in my mind
Unable to see through the haze of…

Peaceful Rainy Morning

Covered by soft gray skies
Grass wet with rain
Drizzle during the night
Dogs nosing the ground
Finding new smells…

Disciplined Interruptions

Bombarded and attacked
From every direction
Disrupting my focus
Stalling progression