There's this concept in exercise called Greasing the Groove. Let's say you want to do 10 pull ups. But you can't. How do you approach getting to that goal of 10 pull ups. One approach is the steady linear approach. Over time, you start with what you can say a set of 5 pull ups, then you try to increase the work, whether by doing two sets of 5, or a set of 6. Reaching a point of failure … [Read more...]
Two Words
Instead of spending my early mornings putting down a thousand words per day on a story, I am stuck on two words. Two damned words. The title of my upcoming fantasy book. Two words should be easy. Right? After all it's only two freaking words. This is the third day in a row of combinations of two words, sometimes three, rarely four. I want someone else to swoop in here on white … [Read more...]
Connecting…
Website slow loading. Waiting on hold. But also, more importantly, a few words shared. Common ideas that bridge the divide between you and me. As artists, we are in our heads, our bodies forgotten, except when unwinding from tortured positions. But we can connect. Because even if our struggles are different, they are the same. Connect with other artists, With the … [Read more...]
Between
Between what we are and what we want to become. That is the essence of a meaningful life. But that is not where it stops. What matters is how we carry ourselves between here and there. Especially when failure and setback fills that space between. … [Read more...]
Show up
Show up. Do the work. Don't worry about the outcome. Love the process. Connect with others. … [Read more...]
Tension
There's a certain tension between comfort and fear. It's there for a reason. After all, some of the online success profits are identifying a fear and then using that to get you to buy something that they are selling. They are selling the idea of freedom, or at least, opening with those cards. Is it fear that is holding everyone back? Or is it the difference between the slow and steady … [Read more...]
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