Snow has always refreshed my palette. Like a thorough washing of my prejudices Or a complete cleansing of my misunderstandings, It always seemed to be a sheet of singularity. Today, I will receive a lesson from Snow; One that I have learned a dozen times. This new learning will be different: More visceral, intrepid, and …
“Every journey begins where you are.” ~ Larry Crabb This post is inspired and propelled by my on-line friend Snow Brooks. But I won’t be following the rules of the challenge (other than writing three posts based on quotes in close succession). If you want to know and see the rules played out well, check …
Ever been curious how people like me get full orchestras to play on their recordings? I don’t. Instead, I use what’s known as “sample libraries” to produce the sounds of an orchestra without packing 20 or more people at a time (not possible) into my tiny project studio. How do songwriters get sounds they can’t play …
Even though I’m in the middle of a songwriting recording stretch, I’m going to tell myself (sort of) that I’m going to have some interludes made of these improvisations for #quest2016. The first introspective invitation came from Susan Piver in the form of What I most need to tell myself about 2016 is… Yes, it’s not …
Be sure to listen to the song that this story inspired; plus, read the rest of the story: Love Is On Repeat. Murmurs Since I was a boy, I’ve been told by physicians that I have a heart murmur. The doctors tried to explain how it was a sound alongside the beat of my heart. They …
I’ve been involved with a few musical theatre shows around my new home in Ithaca, New York, for the past few months. I’m learning a lot. Most of what I’m learning is about me. And I think I’m not alone… @muz4now I’d rather have a song in my #heart than a worm in my ear. …
Participants in #Quest2015 wrote, painted, and played about our sacred joy. Though I could never cover all of the wonderful responses, here are a few: Kate Arms (Roberts) Molly Morrissey Mark Horn Lauren McLean Ayer Tracee Vetting Wolf shared a doodling for joy video and I wrote a blog complete with child-like doodles. And then we …
“If you knew that your life’s story will be written based upon your choices and actions in 2015, how will you live?” This prompt in the #quest2015 series from Jeffrey Davis‘ Tracking Wonder is from Todd Henry, an authority on how teams and individuals can execute brilliant ideas every day. His web site says he’s …
As part of #Quest2015 (presented by Jeffrey Davis of Tracking Wonder), Jason Silva — best known as the “shots of awe” guy — offered this prompt: “In what ways might you artfully curate your life in 2015 to occasion serendipity, creativity and awe? Ontological designing says: We design our world and the world designs us back. …
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Part of the beauty of Twitter is the brevity. But there are some things you can’t say in 140 characters. Answering the question What does 100,000 tweets mean, anyway? Click To Tweet is one of those. I don’t know exactly what drew my attention to it. (Probably one of the dozens of Twitter interface remodels.) Suddenly, it …
