Work is Art

Freedom of Choice

A good friend told me about a big check he is about to deposit. He’s a pro. He is a professional mercenary. He plays the game for money. He’s repeatedly […]

Let the World Know You Are There

I opened a letter my late grandparents wrote me August 6th, 1994 it read, “Congratulations: School may be over, but you never stop learning so go and let the world […]

Don’t Do It For Fame

The truth is I do want to be noticed. Behind that shallow layer of hoping I’m seen, the deeper truth is I want my life to matter. It is a […]

Dispatch: U2’s Bono Preaches at the Rose Bowl

I heard Bono preach a gospel message at the Rose Bowl. I thought I was coming to a concert. One song into the U2’s Joshua Tree Thirtieth Anniversary Tour, I […]

Breathing Life Into Your Dreams

“These toys are REAL. They are alive!” John Lasseter, Co-Founder and Visionary of Pixar Animation Studios I believe that dreams impregnate reality. I love living inside the dreams that other’s […]

Dispatch: Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibit

I remember watching the first Star Wars movie play on the single screen small town theatre in Bishop, CA. A few years later, we camped in the desert to witness […]

Growing Something New

We planted packaged vegetable seeds indoors in March. In Colorado, it can snow until Memorial Day. Snow and hail make for a harsh environment for new seeds to grow. So […]

Finding Neverland Again

I played with Peter Pan today. He showed me the inside track on the mountainside Frisbee golf course. Yesterday, I watched him bury live grasshoppers. I hope tomorrow he will […]

Gratitude For How Long It Took To Get Here

I spoke today at a church in Spokane, Branches. I noticed how at ease I felt. I remembered when I was twenty-five I worked at a radio station selling sixty-second […]

How To Be Full of Shit in 7 Steps or Less

I can’t choke down one more two-step, three or seven step to smashing, success, and wild amounts of wealth or infinite gain. I’m calling Bullshit. Friends here’s the deal. Some […]