Prayer and Meditation: The Self-Care Advantage for Artists & Creatives.
In the weeks following the roll-out of shelter-in-place mandates toward flattening the curve against COVID-19, the practice of self-care...
- Jun 2, 2019
- 3 min
Unconditioned Creativity.
The life of an artist and creative can easily become overwrought and inhibited by worry and anxiety that if left unattended, can...
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- May 4, 2019
- 3 min
Working the Weight of Circumstance.
Jazz master and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” In parallel, an artist’s body could be...
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- Jan 13, 2019
- 4 min
Traveling Light Through the Work of Self-Love
Romantic love can become complex and weighted, when diluted with fear, dysfunction and self-serving motives--causing a considerable...
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- Dec 22, 2018
- 3 min
Self-Care During the Holidays: Eliminating the Need for Escapism.
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” For artists, that metaphor can be extended to the care of the...
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- Dec 15, 2018
- 2 min
Prayerful Composition.
Prayer and meditation are both an effective means of navigating worry and negativity in the face of personal challenges and trials on a...
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- Dec 2, 2018
- 2 min
Answered Prayer: The Invitation to Act.
In a Cyber-Monday world where almost anything can be ordered and delivered according to expectation via express shipping, it is a wonder...
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- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
A Festivus Perspective: The Power of Words.
I have always loved the concept of the Festivus holiday for its candid catharsis and bizarrely comedic properties. The holiday, as...
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- Nov 10, 2018
- 3 min
Self-Love & Fourth-Quarter Forgiveness.
The last months of the year are typically accompanied by a time of self-reflection, where the facts of our lives serve as headline copy...
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- Oct 6, 2018
- 3 min
The Backflip: The Laws of Physics and Self-Care.
Hip-hop artist and recent Pulitzer Prize honoree, Kendrick Lamar posted a series of vintage, on-the-road video vignettes on Instagram...
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- Sep 22, 2018
- 3 min
The Courage to Let Go.
Courage is a trait that is mostly associated with the confrontation of fear, injustice and immediate physical danger. But there is a...
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- Aug 25, 2018
- 4 min
Mastering the Change of Modulation.
A couple of weeks ago, while visiting family in New Orleans, I had an opportunity to visit The Presbytère, a former monastery residence,...
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- Aug 11, 2018
- 3 min
Environmental Protections: How to Survive the Toxicity of Your Environment Throughout Your Career
Environment is generally defined as the elements and surrounding space in which one lives. Your principle power as an artist lies in the...
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- Jul 21, 2018
- 4 min
Finding Your Identity Through Purpose.
Most artists self-identify by what they do well. For most of my life—if not my entire life, my identity was cemented in my talent as a...
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- Jul 13, 2018
- 4 min
Remembering Whitney.
I have so many thoughts about the Whitney Houston documentary and so much anger about the circumstances of her life. The film revealed...
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- Jun 22, 2018
- 3 min
Faith x Mindset... Plus One.
About seven years ago, I found myself falling further into a depression that originated from a growing anger and frustration with a...
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- Jun 15, 2018
- 1 min
The Finer Things
I was house-sitting in Burbank for a friend back in 2006 and was charged with watering the front and back lawns and the backyard floral...
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- Jun 4, 2018
- 2 min
Under the Influence: Thoughts on Depression
I was thinking this morning about what to blog about and the topic of depression came to mind. It is something I've struggled with and...
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- May 5, 2018
- 2 min
Thank You For Being a... Confidant.
Some days you just need someone to listen without judgment. In some instances, a good sermon can be just as helpful, when you're...
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