Tag Archives: Meaning

January 18, 2012

Listening and the Hunger for Great Conversation

I love conversation.  The exchange of experiences and ideas borders on the miraculous when you consider how specific our lives are to ourselves.  How to explain this thing going on inside my head?   This dance of images and ideas, … Continue reading →

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January 4, 2012

Breakthrough

This morning, I wish I was a poet. I’m sitting in the middle of an experience that’s hard to describe, and yet, it couldn’t be simpler.  To put it into words seems ridiculous. It reminds me of the day my … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2011

How to Stay Astonished in Five Simple Steps

How’s the old Kathy Mattea song go?   “Standing knee deep in a river, and dying of thirst.” My wife puts up with me, but it has to be annoying. “Isn’t it funny that we ingest food,” I say.   … Continue reading →

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June 12, 2011

The Spirit’s Arrival: The Wait is Over

What can an artist take from the story of what Christians call “The Day of Pentecost?” In Christian teaching, the day of Pentecost is the day on which the Holy Spirit of God first took up residence in the hearts … Continue reading →

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June 11, 2011

Mediated Mania: The Artist’s Energy

I’m riffing on a chapter in Eric Maisel’s book Coaching the Artist Within, wondering what you think.  I want to invite you to comment upfront on how you generate the energy and capacity to see a work through to its … Continue reading →

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