Am I Teetering on the Brink and About to Fall or Fly?
That’s the question – fall or fly? Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash One of my favorite sayings, usually attributed to Zen but said by John Burroughs, is, “Leap and…
Artist is Risky Business
Choosing to be a professional artist has some unique challenges. Photo by Maahid Photos on Unsplash All my career choices have been artistic. In one form or another, I was…
Sink or Swim?
You always get to choose to sink or swim. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash Probably the biggest certainty in life is the uncertainty of life. Take it from me…
Writing About Mindfulness
This is a wide topic with many possible approaches. When I began to blog regularly seven-and-a-half years ago, I started out with an idea I called Pathwalking. This philosophy I…
How do I Declutter Inside and Out?
Decluttering your space is a step towards better being able to declutter your mind. I own a lot of paperbacks. Also, I tend not to reread my books. While meditating…
What’s Inside My Own Head?
Life is a work in progress. The thing I need to work on the most right now is to get out of my own head. There are a lot of…
How Do I Make This Work?
I can make this work the way I desire for it to. For a very long time, I was really good at telling you what I did not desire to…
Procrastinating or Expecting Too Much?
It feels as though I am procrastinating. Am I? Or do I just expect too much of myself? This has been an ongoing issue for much of my adult life. …
Why Should I Do for Me?
I do the things I do for me. This is not a matter of selfishness. It’s a matter of self-care, and self-awareness. I long ago recognized that life is always…
When is the Time to Go for it?
Now is the best time to just go for it. Why is now the best time to go for it? Because now is the only real time that exists. This…