An Excerpt Reading from ‘Behind These Red Doors’
byI am happy to share with you this YouTube video of an excerpt reading from my book ‘Behind These Red Doors: Stories A Cathedral…
Creativity
Power without Strength
byConsider this question: what is the essential difference between personal strength and personal power? It is the characteristic of strength to be natural. It…
Routines and Rituals
byWe’re all familiar with routine. We go to the office, but before we begin work, part of our routine is to get coffee, and…
Where Angels Fear to Tread
byAt the beginning of the week, I had the idea to post a humorous article about Columbus Day, both as an experiment and because…
The Tangled Web
byI recall that as a child, going to the doctor was relatively simple. The doctor’s principle piece of equipment was his stethoscope, followed by…
A Child Shall Lead Them
byThe mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. John Milton With the publicity…
Dress to Express
byI used to see a man strolling along the sidewalks of the business district. He was a very distinguished looking man who always wore…
Simplicity
byCreativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the…
The Dance
byA form of art yet to be discussed in this series on art and creativity is Dance. It’s one of the earliest forms of…
Brainstorming
byRecently a gentleman mentioned that he’d been reading my articles about creativity, and wondered that I’d never mentioned ‘brainstorming’. This, you may know, is…