Writers are people who write. Hikers are people who hike. You are not a writer because you have a typewriter or an idea for a book. You are a writer if you write. You are not a hiker because you have the gear or have plans for that great thing one day. You are a hiker...
I have been quite distracted of late. I keep pushing off the discipline I need with excuse thoughts. “When I am working from the desk or home office again, I will write.” “When Marissa and I are good, then I will fast or eat right.” “When...
Remember this today: you are made for far more than you have done to date. You know this, too. It is the source of your craving for “more”. Though the “More” craving can cause some angst, it pales in comparison to the self-doubt that arrives...
How I Painted ‘Golden Bamboo Forest’ Actual Painting Time: 3 hours Paint Layers: 4 painted layers How I achieved this look in my latest painting. I fell in love with the final product of this painting. I was tempted to do more layers, but I found myself...
There is a ton of Thought Theft in the Knowledge Age. This is what it looks like. “There are times when you must rely on a person for something. If done repeatedly, however, it becomes taking advantage of that person, and is rude of a samurai.” –...
“The etiquette of a samurai is to calm himself and deal with people in a good manner. To treat a person harshly is the way of middle-class lackeys.” – Hagakure I find it hilarious that even in the 1600’s samurai writers are dogging the middle...
