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I didn’t write Saturday.Neither did I write Sunday. But I am here today, and knowing that I showed up today feels good.Life happens and things don’t always go as planned.We try despite uncertainty and make adjustments best we can. I didn’t write Saturday.Neither did I write Sunday. But I wrote today.I am still a writer because today, I showed up. I am here.

We used to view the process of creation as bringing to life something new from nothing. And some of us still think this way. We were wrong. It is impossible to create something from nothing, for a sculpture is not created, but revealed. The artisan holds vision within and releases it to communicate her most authentic self. Art is an expression of “I am” for the individual, our ability to show who we are in that moment. We inherit this from “I Am”, and as mirrors we reflect, His brilliance! Be encouraged by every strike of the hammer to chisel. Your masterpiece will be placed on display before you know it!

Discipline is hard. Discipline is not easily maintained.  It is easy to fail when we pursue discipline.  What then are we to do when we want to improve or simply change? The answer is to pursue lifestyle, not discipline.  Lifestyle is easy.  Lifestyle is who we are and what we do each day. From seed to sapling, to a mighty oak, so too is lifestyle.  Lifestyle is maturity.  I am a writer not because I discipline myself to write x amount of words each day or to write x days per week.  I tried that before, and it was hard. I am a writer because I write every day, and it is easy. There is no pressure with lifestyle nor …

The Knicks are wrong. Period.  The organization has been running on entitlement, which explains the dysfunction.  Fans hope that the organization will one day get it right, but their dreams continue unfulfilled.  Maybe the Knicks will learn one day, but I doubt it.

I sometimes run from things that I do not know. And I know that I’m not alone. We often feel a self-imposed stigma when it comes to being a noob, with the bulk of our frustration coming from feeling that we should be much farther ahead, simply because we’re a certain age. But starting at the beginning to learn something new isn’t an indictment against character Rather, it’s a genuine reflection of the process The crazy part of all of this is that we can still learn new things Ignorance is not an excuse.  And what we don’t know will kill us. Morbid, yes, but not any less true.  We become less afraid of the unknown as we learn more …

Today is Monday. It is also day 4 of my most recent attempt to cultivate a daily writing practice. But today did not begin the way I envisioned the night before. I did not get out of bed at 4 AM to write the way I had in the past 3 days. No. It’s well after 9 PM, but I’m here.  I’m committed. This chain formed from links of consistency remains unbroken.  I’m a writer, now and forever. And though I came close to making excuses, I still showed up. I am here. And today, I took a step.

Straw, stick, and brick — A different pig built a house out of each. The need was for a home. But the types of homes, based on differing internal value systems of priorities, led to the varying approaches made by the three.  The two pigs of straw and stick knew that a home was something that they should have yet they did not fully comprehend the significance of the building. They did not know what a home was for, nor what a quality home could offer.  Straw and stick homes are easy to build but are lousy when it comes to providing a safe haven of protection. And while brick, on the other hand, requires great planning, time, and effort …

K.I.T — is written throughout my high school yearbook, along with well-wishes for facing the unknown from past friends, whom I haven’t spoken to since. A different person comes to mind with each passing day, sometimes an old friend, other times a relative. We sit for a moment and wonder, “How is ____  doing?” Yet we stop there, neglecting our relationship But why? Why don’t we reach out to them? Why don’t we reach out then, when that person comes to mind? Perhaps it feels better to simply reminisce on old times instead of discussing current ones. Maybe we feel ashamed or embarrassed by our “lack of success”. Or could it be the opposite, that we’ve become more allied with …

Today is new. What will be produced?  The inquisitive mind asks.  The wonders of our thoughts initiate the process of ideation, bringing new life to that which was once considered dead and forgotten.   Curiosity is the beginning of creation, but it is fueled by the current “is”. It is an assessment of the status quo, which asks,  “What will happen if change is introduced?” In essence, that which “was” dies and is reborn as something different from the original. And while the resemblance to the predecessor is forever present, the product is new.  Today is rebirth. What are we reimagining?