Not every project is a winner. That’s the cold, hard truth of creating. I love to share my successes here — but I’ll be honest, I have more failed attempts than successfully created projects on my hard drive. Same goes for my art projects. I share some of my doodlings, experiments, and finished pieces on […]
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Digital Minimalism and the Gift of Solitude
Recently I’ve been reading Digital Minimalism (affil.) by Cal Newport. A friend recommended it after hearing about The Dimmer Switch: Reflection as a Path to a Brighter Future, the book proposal I’m working on on the subject of reflection — and I see why. In addition to painting a stark picture of the mental health […]
All Play and No Work Makes Me a Bump on a Log
I came across this quote the other day that rankled me … “Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting. Never do anything else.” —Martha Beck, from Finding Your Way in a Wild New World I’ll tell you a little secret: Left to my own devices, I’d sleep all day […]
There’s No Place for Perfectionism in Creativity
I didn’t start painting (or doing any kind of art, really) until I was in my mid-20s, because I couldn’t do it perfectly. Growing up, I was the writer and my brother Drew was the artist. Drew had an intense imagination, and was naturally able to take what was in his mind and translate it […]
Loving My Neighbor from Behind a Mask
Recently, I got the opportunity to go to (socially distanced, masked up) church with a friend. I usually watch church at home these days (and not every week, sadly), so going in person is a rare treat. As this friend and I were talking before worship began, they shared with me how many of the […]
The Magic of a Hike in the Morning
A couple months ago, a new friend and I decided we were going to try to maintain a once-weekly morning hike routine. On Tuesday or Wednesday every week, we head to one of the local hiking trails here on the southwest side of Colorado Springs and do a light hike before we head to our […]
