Work Can Be a Drug
(an Escape, an Excuse, a Reason, an Alibi) ...continued from Frustrated Ambitions Sometimes we simply do not want to face ourselves. There is nothing wrong with taking a break from self-examination once in a while, but often this break becomes [...]
The Art Spirit – Quotes for September
I’ve been reading this wonderful book by Robert Henri – an artist and teacher of art almost a century ago. It not only has great advice and suggestions for artists, but it strikes me that everything in this book can [...]
A Break from the Usual
I was working on a blog post today about work addiction – excerpts from my book Work from the Inside Out: 7 Steps to Loving What You Do – and read this: “One of the ways we avoid looking at [...]
Becoming Willing to Let Go!
Letting Go 3:1 …continued from Relax Your Toes to Relax Your Mind Do you always need to be right? Do you need to have the last word in any verbal exchange, especially if it’s an argument? Do you ever think: [...]
The Paradox of Meditation
So Easy, Yet So Hard You need no special skills to face a quiet corner—no special talents, no special brainpower. Each one of us has the raw material necessary. Desire is a requirement, but if you’re reading this, you already [...]
Art Quotes for August
Georgia O'Keeffe When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have [...]