Hey Steemitbloggers, I've been away, but I've still been writing. Let's update you on the basic facts, and then I'll give you the touchy feely stuff. The Basic Facts I've been publishing my work on

You’ve watched Netflix in the last week. You fell into a “YouTube hole” a couple days ago. And last night, you got sucked into a Buzzfeed binge session. There’s no shame in this. I consume a lot of content

Art is scary. You wonder if it will turn out properly. You hope your point comes across clearly. Your nerves are on high alert when you share your work. All of this is scary. This is because art and fear

Is your art important? The answer is a hand-wavy-shoulder-shrugging “kind of.” Maybe you really are writing the next Harry Potter. Your work could become important to millions of people all over the word.

The Definitive Guide To Creating Art: There is no how-to. There is no set of instructions. There is no well-worn path to follow. You can’t buy an online course. You can’t find the answers at your community

Hello, I am back, and I am feeling much better. So many of you have welcomed my return and reached out to me personally while I was away. Your support acted like a magnet that has drawn me back to Steemit.

Hey everyone, I will cut right to the chase. I need a break right now. I am going through a tough time, and I need to set aside extra time to take care of myself. I've really wanted to continue posting

Do you cling to authority? Let's see. Do you cower when the boss expresses displeasure? Do you think leaders are cut from a different cloth than you are? Do you need an expert in you field to give you

When I think of generosity, I imagine anonymous million dollar donations to charities that dig wells for poor nations, or maybe dedicating one's life to working with the homeless. Generosity always feels

Creating art - the raw and real kind that you have to dig deep for - can be painful. You have to venture inside yourself to emerge with a creation that you think is brilliant, but the rest of the world

Wisdom comes with some assembly required. It's easy to put it together, because wisdom consists of only two pieces. However, people still manage to mess it up, even though the basic components are simple:

Life is like a circus. It's busy, loud, and chaotic. There are lions, elephants, and trapeze artists all vying for attention. All of the chaos created by the different animals and entertainers form one

Hey, folks. First of all, thanks to all of you that read my blog regularly. @Jusipassetti, @Spozone, @Byn, @TraciYork, @Abhinavmendhe, @Matbaker, @WilliamWest, @Raymondspeaks, @Goldendawne, @Jaynie...

Do you know any full-time whiners? These people are often heard lamenting that "nothing ever goes their way". They believe that the odds are perpetually stacked against them and life singles them out for

You will strangle all the joy out of life when you hang onto everything too tight. The process becomes the grind. Milestones become way stations in the desert. You can drive yourself so crazy chasing

Self-awareness is like an enema when you've crammed a bunch of Pop Rocks in your ass: you need it. Without self-awareness, you will think you're effective when you're not, talented when you are lacking,

You've read enough of my writing. You deserve to listen to someone else today. Let's hear from one of my heroes, Carl Sagan. Sagan was the first scientific educator to go from lowly nerd to mega-celebrity.

I have to hit you with some tough love today: how you are feeling never excuses your actions. Feelings do not come with instructions. Your emotions don't force you to act in a particular way. Being angry,

The saying "pressure creates diamonds" should be tossed into the scrapheap of hideous clichés. You've all heard this idiom repeated ad nauseam. The saying means that adversity creates people that are strong

Gratitude has been in vogue lately. The benefits of gratitude are espoused by legitimate psychologists and charlatans alike. Swanky book stores carry gratitude journals. It's safe to say there is a lot