I believe that everyone is inherently creative. In many religious texts, Man is created in God’s image. God is the ultimate creator, so it would make sense that we would be mini-creators. I find it…
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The Other Guy (Independence Ramble)
When you look at the other guy, try to keep in mind that you don’t know him. You don’t know the battles he’s fought and won (and lost). You don’t know the way he looks…
Right Next Door
I walked to the plaza next door to get my favorite smoothie, Peanut Butter and Banana. As I approached the door to the shop, I was having second thoughts. I knew that this particular shop…
Manic-Expressive
My dictionary defines Depression as: severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. I wish I could say I have no idea what this…
The Map Is Not The Road
Yesterday I was driving home from one of my all-time favorite places, Denny’s, and I was using my Garmin, as I am in the habit of doing when I go almost anywhere whose route I…
Practice is not always necessary.
If I am perfectly happy with my skills I already have, and am confident I can retain them without practicing, there is no need for me to practice. If I find more joy resonating in…
What Meaning Means
The difference between a meaningful life and a meaningless life is Action. Action being taken, specifically, towards a connection with something greater than ourselves. If, in the moment, no particular Action is being taken to experience…
Information vs. Innovation
Real innovation comes from having the courage to sound like yourself. There’s a catch, though. Part of sounding like yourself is knowing what “you” sounds like. And you can’t know that until you listen to…
Money Or Time?
A friend told me about a study done showing that most Americans have next to nothing in their savings accounts. The actual statistic: 69% have less than $1,000 and 34% have no savings at all….
Should You Quit Your Job?
In Cal Newport’s So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest For Work You Love, he provides an algorithm to be used in order to find out whether you should quit…