You know how when you turn on your faucet sometimes the water comes out murky at first before it flows clear? Writing can be like that…

I'd like to share a story of faith and doubt. 10 years ago, I made a bold career move. Instead of fantasizing about how cool it would be to curate locally-created objets d'art and serve them up in a winsome retail environment full of magic and possibility — I decided to do something about it. I hired a coach. I wrote a business plan...

Best creative advice I ever received: Make ugly art. I now pass this on to you. And as I do, I expand it to include your writing, your dance, your business, any creative output…

Allow your creative output to be woefully inadequate to the task of expressing the glory within you. Just let it out. Create. Do not judge it…

Once upon a time, I was a teenager in an economically depressed neighborhood where drugs were rampant and violence loomed on the streets. I walked to school each morning with my brother or a group of friends past grim apartment complexes and run-down houses with bars on the doors and windows. And at night, after I finished my shift at the dingy, local sandwich shop…

Time is not a product. It is not a commodity. Time is not a thing at all. It can’t be bought or sold. Time is a construct, a container, an agreement. Time is one of the gifts we receive when we incarnate. It’s a blessing of the dance of Earth, Moon, Sun and Stars. Time is the s p a c e that allows life to be experienced in seeming sequence. Time is the rhythm...

Gratitude is a universal panacea in New Age spirituality. “Be grateful,” say all manner of gurus. “Think positive thoughts.” But inauthentic gratitude is really a lie. Heartfelt gratitude, on the other hand, truly is the balm that heals.Moving from a vibration of ingratitude to one of gratitude...

Magic has been defined as the "art of changing consciousness at will." This is a useful phrase, expressing one facet of that mysterious chemistry that makes things happen, brings thought to form, calls spirit to life. It's a definition particularly true for those practiced in the skill of aligning their thoughts with their words and actions. Indeed, the art...