How did we get here?
AUGUST 2025 – Life is full of branching paths. Some routes are as easy as a summer’s day and guide you forward with a carefree confidence that puts a spring in your step. But then others feel like a rugged … Continued
The Slow Regard of Summer
JULY 2025 – Endless summer days and warm weather isn’t helping my writer’s block here, haha. Distraction abound! Watching the sailboats with a book in hand has become my new favorite afternoon escape. I should start practicing my nautical knots … Continued
The Forest for the Trees
JUNE 2025 – Being a detail oriented person can be extremely helpful when it comes to the world of design and for creating art. Being able to focus in on the tiny elements that help make up the whole and … Continued
Stepping Away
MAY 2025 – Traveling and stepping outside of the norm (and chiefly your routine) really can re-calibrate your thoughts and perspectives. It always helps me appreciate the everyday differently and alleviates any creative or mental malaise I might be muddling … Continued
A White Christmas
DECEMBER 2024 – Daylight is fading and the sun is setting on another year on planet Earth. Careless afternoons have been replaced with cozy evenings and holiday gatherings. I am feeling very grateful for all of my family and friends, … Continued
The Unexpected
NOVEMBER 2024 – Change remains the changeless state. You can always bank on the unexpected to shake things up in your world. As ultimately, in life, everything is constantly in motion, even if moving a glacial pace. And it can … Continued
Failing/Falling
OCTOBER 2024 – Failing has a funny way of bringing clarity to a situation. You can learn so much from things going wrong, even if they are painful lessons. I’ve heard people say if you aren’t failing, you aren’t trying … Continued
Market Swings
SEPTEMBER 2024 – Life, love, creativity. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s well… not, haha. You have to be prepared for the swings, to have the strength to manage both the loses and wins. It is pretty stock, standard advice to … Continued
Creative Freedom
JULY 2024 – Free expression, free speech, freedom of inquiry, all of these things are absolutely essential for a healthy society and future, but also for creating anything creatively meaningful. This may seem painfully obvious, and yet, somehow it has … Continued
Origami of Life
JUNE 2024 – Learning how to unfold complicated tasks into simple, actionable steps is so key for progress. Take any large goal you’ve ever had. Was there an easy to follow road map for it or did you have to … Continued
