Art Supply House & Custom FramingBetter to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.~ Robert H. Schulle I’m a planner and researcher and strategizer. When something catches my attention I dive in and learn everything I can about it. Which means that I can end up having a lot of information but little practical experience. That practical experience is […]
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.~ Henry David Thoreau How we choose to look at life plays a big part in what we end up seeing. The cynic will always see things to complain about. The optimist will see the glass half full. We must guard against seeing with […]
People who spend most of their time putting out fires are usually also the arsonists.~ Dan Sullivan I just ran across this quote recently and it stuck in my mind. I know people who just can’t seem to get out of their own way. Sometimes they work really hard, but don’t seem to get anywhere. […]
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. ~ Winston Churchill I recently found myself searching through information about setting up studios. I’m not moving, redesigning my studio, or anything else that makes me think it would be useful at the moment, but there you go. Just one of the recent rabbit holes I dove […]
What man needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him.~ Victor Frankl I recently listened to a podcast with Donald Miller and wanted to share a few thoughts from it. Donald references Viktor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, and says that meaning comes from […]
The reflection on the surface of the water is often mistaken for the mysteries that lie beneath. Likewise, the reflection of the moon is mistaken for its own light. In the quest for wisdom, each person must emerge from the illusions of the world and begin the journey towards the sacred mountain.~ Thomas Lloyd Qualls, […]
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to […]
You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.~ John C. Maxwell A switch of perspective can make a huge difference. It’s always interesting to overhear shoppers at art festivals talk, commonly about how expensive the artwork is. From their point […]
I am now 55 years old. Like a lot of people in middle age my late-night thoughts bend to contemplations about how short my remaining time is. Even with increasing longevity there is not enough time to do all that I want. Nowhere close. My friend Stewart Brand, who is now 69, has been arranging […]
When choosing a new habit many people seem to ask themselves, “What can I do on my best days?”The trick is to ask, “What can I stick to even on my worst days?”Start small. Master the art of showing up. Scale up when you have the time, energy, and interest.~ James Clear There’s a portrait […]