The doing of something productive regardless of the outcome is an act of faith. The doing of a small something when a large something is too much for us is perhaps especially an act of faith. Faith means going forward by whatever means we can.

Creativity is God's gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. As creative channels, we need to trust the darkness.

While there is no quick fix for instant, pain-free creativity, creative recovery (or discovery) is a teachable, trackable spiritual process. Each of us is complex and highly individual, yet there are common recognizable denominators to the creative recovery process.

When we let God be God and work through us, we experience both a sense of serenity and excitement.

It is all too easy as an artist to allow the shape of our career to be dictated to us by others. We can so easily wait to be chosen. Such passivity invites despair. To remain healthy and vital, artists must stay proactive in their own behalf.

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea. And few ideas are worse than the ones we have about art.