Tales from Today: Black Magic Friday and the Four Letter Curse Word

We’ve all been there before. That moment when you head to the store to pick up something you need. Maybe it’s a few items – some food, a new pair of shoes, the latest gadget – whatever it is, you have your reasons it is an upcoming purchase. You are feeling particularly confident today because you know there is not only enough, but more than enough, dollars available to you […]

Money Magic: How Living Creatively Has Transformed My Outlook on Life

{To download the PDF, click here} One of my guiding missions over the last few years is the transformation of my relationship to the tool of money. I believe the symbol of money resides very near the core of the crises of our time. Because it lives deep near the root, money simultaneously becomes an opportunity with great potential, in my mind, for unlocking the latent creativity within humanity and […]

The Art of Feedback: Deconstructing Truth Through Humility

When I think back on my life I observe many moments in which I react to words spoken and written to me from others. Often, these reactionary instances arise when the other person is expressing a truth to me that I do not want to hear. I get defensive. I get angry. I take it personally. Sometimes these truths are simply fears that I myself am thinking, and yet do […]

Repurposing Creativity: Making the Transition to Adulthood

As I stood on the soft, damp ground in my bare feet, I found myself immersed in the reflective and present moment experience that only an act of creativity can birth. Making what I call “Nature Art” opens me up to a level of joy that few activities are able to match. I love the process and I am unattached to the outcome. I understand Now that we are creative […]

The Circle of Gratitude: Part One – Entering the Circle

 This is the first Part of The Circle of Gratitude Story series. Be sure to check out the Whole overview and introduction here.   The Circle of Gratitude is a platform for people to create gift relationships within a community of individuals desiring to support each other.   Last week I introduced the overall story arc to The Circle of Gratitude, an idea that has been evolving over the last […]

Connecting in Gratefulness with Calgary

It is after midnight as I sit on my camper in a parking lot in Fernley, Nevada. I just finished driving myself and three fellow adventurers almost 1000 kilometers today, starting at 5:30am. The entire journey to Burning Man totalling over 2100 kilometers, with 150 to go. This entry is not about the excursion to the Burn, however, it is about the ten days leading up to it in my […]

Uniting Work and Play Through the Gift

(Nature Art by Skye) Uniting Work and Play Through the Gift {Left Hemisphere} {Link to Right Hemisphere} . I would like to present an idea that has been developing throughout my experiences over the past few years. In light of recent perspective, I feel now is the time to devote more of myself to its creation. This timing is inspired by two prominent insights I am integrating into the creation […]

Why don’t we Ask?

Why Don’t We Ask? “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi  Once it became self-evident to me that the best way in which to affect positive change in the world was to change yourself, I began an investigation into the most effective ways to do so. I want to emphasize that from my own personal, direct experience, this idea is so obvious to […]

Why don’t we Ask?

Why Don’t We Ask? “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi  Once it became self-evident to me that the best way in which to affect positive change in the world was to change yourself, I began an investigation into the most effective ways to do so. I want to emphasize that from my own personal, direct experience, this idea is so obvious to […]