Lazy thoughts

I love my Artist’s Way group. I just had to say that. We meet here every Thursday and tonight we did Week 9. It’s the chapter about compassion to oneself.Some quotes from the chapter:Blocked artists are not lazy. They are blocked.Do not call the inability...

Power and truth

I am feeling an extreme surge of power this evening. I’m not sure why but I like it very much. There’s a sweet lightness to it, like nothing I’ve ever felt before.It brings to mind that I just finished Caroline Myss’ book, Anatomy of the...

Spirit of success

Today at the senior center, I was researching potential speakers for some upcoming events. One was the amazing photographer Chester Higgins. I was checking out his website and found this gem in his Q&A section:Spirituality, the basis of religious belief, informs...

Writing class

I teach a class called Discovering Writing for the adult education program at the local high school. Tonight was our first class this semester, so as an in-class assignment I told the students to pretend they’re a car and write from that point of view. I like to...

Rest in peace

Someone I used to work for died this weekend. He was the CEO of a non-profit I worked for in my 20s. I find I’m very sad, not just for him and his family but also because I realized his passing brought up memories of unresolved relationships.Back then, I was...