Life sometimes can interfere with creative pursuits. Artists, writers, and other creatives who began their careers early, and stuck with it, clearly had the belief…
…and sometimes it doesn’t. This is my favourite movie quote of all time. It lends itself to a variety of circumstances. The quote is from…
Annulments could be considered erasures for a marital mistakes. Golf has it’s ‘mulligans’. Baseball and hockey have their video reviews. We’ve all had times in…
Reunions. School, work, or whatever the case, reunions mean a chance to revisit who you once were. A blogger friend of mine who was attending…
My characters in Contentment is for Cows are mash ups of people whose quirks and tendencies inspired my imagination. I’ve exploited those characteristics for my…
What’s the difference? An inspiration can come from anywhere or anything. Inspiration provides the impetus, or motivation to create. Inspiration is that feeling, “I’ve got…
Keith Richards says he is not a songwriter but an ‘antenna’. As an example, the inspiration for ‘Gimme Shelter’ came as he was watching people…
“Fake it ’til you make it.” is a common saying in the business world. It’s not referring to deliberately engaging in fraudulent activity. It’s about…
“Athleticism is the ability to think of nothing when you need to.” This is apparently a Ted Williams quote, although my Google search skills could…
A number of years ago I attended a presentation on personal change and growth. The presenter asked for a volunteer from the audience, specifically someone…