We are not accustomed to thinking that God's will for us and our own inner dreams can coincide.

Treating myself like a precious object will make me strong.

In our human lives, we are often impatient, ill-tempered, inappropriate. We find it difficult to treat our intimates with the love we really hold for them. Despite this, they bear with us because of the larger, higher level of family that they honor even in our outbursts. This is their commitment.

Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.

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

Just as blood is a fact of your physical body and nothing you invented, creativity is a fact of your spiritual body and nothing you must invent.

It is on these (20min) walks that my best ideas come to me. It is while walking that difficult clarity emerges. It is while walking that I experience a sense of well-being and connection, and it is in walking that I live most prayerfully.