Serious art is born from serious play.

we should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living. writing is sensual, experiential, grounding. we should write because writing is good for the soul. we should write because writing yields us a body of work, a felt path through the world we live in.

... success or failure, the truth of a life really has little to do with its quality. The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

It's impossible to get better and look good at the same time.

Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well.

A sketch book freezes time. It is an instantaneous form of meditation focusing us on the worth of every passing moment.

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.