“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” — Albert Einstein
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Battling Resistance
Last week, I didn’t post a blog. I could say this happened because I traveled to NYC for several meetings and needed to pour all my energy into preparation, but I’d be lying. In truth, the real culprit was not my travel schedule, but Resistance. I was just scared to post something and used the trip as my rationalization. The consequence: since I didn’t post a blog last week, writing a blog this week has been that much harder. [Read more…] about Battling Resistance
Quote of the Week for March 26
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” — Leo Tolstoy
Quote of the Week for March 19
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” — Frederick Buechner
Inspiration for the Journey
Doing my taxes this week, I sat surrounded by a sea of expense receipts, all glaring reminders that far more cash went out in 2011 than came in. I’ll be honest — sometimes in those moments, it’s hard not to ask myself, “Exactly why am I an artist?” and I romanticize about my days as a consultant when income was plentiful. I wonder briefly why I stopped doing that work and then I remember: Oh, yeah. I was miserable.