Creativity; You Have to Do The Work.

Sitting on the floor in my living room staring at a blank computer screen;
Sometimes I’d rather see that annoying Macintosh rainbow hamster wheel––because at least then I’d know someone (or thing) was thinking.
Creative writing is like throwing a dinner party; it all sounds fun until you actually start doing the work––once your guests show up you all get drunk and have a fabulous time, when it’s over you have to clean up the mess and you swear you’ll never do it again––and then a few weeks later you miss the idea of a dinner party.

Practice Makes Stronger

Tools are only useful if you’re willing to do the work;
Developing the skills daily––like a carpenter refining their craftsmanship,
I continue to seek enlightenment and awareness.
Through Faith and fearlessness;
I will continue to evolve.

Happiness Party of One

Everything in life worth having,
Comes with an extremely high price tag: hard work.
If we don’t invest effort in improving our inner well-being;
Connect to a higher power,
And release the idea that happiness should be “easy”;
No amount of success, fortune or fame will fill the void.
No procession, person or social status will radiate the joy that is produced through personal awareness of the present.
Happiness only takes you.

Do The Work; Every Day.

When everything is going your way––the real work begins.
I’ve heard a similar sentiment before, and I thought I knew what it meant;
After reading “The Tools” by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels, the idea has a new meaning.
Most of us are striving to achieve the goals and dreams that have consumed us since we were children––those thoughts that would inspire us to fight through the pains of adolescents.
We had a target to focus on, and spend our life working toward achieving those benchmarks.
Harnessing our passion, and through hard work, dedication, and focus we begin to reach these achievements––in doing so we think our life is going to be easy from there on.
Then we realize that each new victory reveals a more difficult challenge;
No amount of success, riches or fame can “fix us”, like we imagined it would when we were kids.
But as adults we have the power to seek repair from the inside out;
Focusing on self-improvement, becoming aware and releasing the fantasy that money, possessions, success and fame are the answer to all of life's problems.

Dark Clouds Block Light

Above every dark cloud remains the brilliant shine of the sun’s rays.
Seek the silver lining in the cracks, and follow that sliver of light to the positive place––where creativity, productivity, and Faith remain.
The warmth and power that accompany light are worth searching for.

Stay Focused

It’s so easy to slip back into deeply rooted ideas and habits;
They’re safe, comfortable, and familiar––they are also destructive, otherwise we would not have invested the conscious energy in resolving to try something different.
Evolution of the mind and spirit takes conscious effort and dedication.
We all have the opportunity to grow as individuals and expand our potential;
But it requires work to unlock our preset ideas and discover our true selves.

“You are most powerful, most effective, when you are completely yourself.”
––Eckhart Tolle