To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it. – Kurt Vonnegut
Whatever you do is your art, if you let it be.
Do everything with an artful intention and touch.
Take care and act with awareness and love.
Let everything you do be art and your life will be a masterpiece.
Don’t do what you sincerely don’t want to do. – Ernest Hemingway * * * There are all sorts of opinions, and myths, about Millennials (the generation born between 1980 and 2000) and work. Yes, it’s true that Millennials have different professional values, but certain things don’t change. There are timeless principles that apply to…
Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation, and action. – David Kekich There’s a difference between anxiety or (slightly nervous) anticipation. I’ve found that before a key event, like a job interview or a first date, my mental energy heightens. This can be a good thing, or not. If I’m feeling anxious,…
It just occurred to me that maybe I’ve never really understood “motivation.” Oh sure, I’ve learned that it’s better to be inspired than motivated and better to motivated than coerced. But what is motivation, really? Motivation isn’t something real or actual. It’s a word that describes what happens when one puts a motive into action….
Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. – Winston Churchill Sure, this quote is dripping with sarcasm and is both clever and funny, but it raises an important point (by way of absurdity . . . ): How tactful are you?…
Trust is not static. It’s either growing or dying. It’s true for our relationship with our Self or others. I had a realization (it’s what prompted this post… ) that it’s not enough to be kind to those we know and “neutral” to others. Because rationing our kindness – even if its not conscious – creates doubt…
Whether or not we realize it, when we’re in an enjoyable, positive situation, that is about to end, we have a choice: to either be present and savor the time left or jump to the future, prematurely lamenting the end of the wonderfulness. Choose to be present. Choose to savor.