The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.

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

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.

We tend to think being hard on ourselves will make us strong. But it is cherishing ourselves that gives us strength

"God does not give us more than we can handle," I am told but I wonder if God doesn't overestimate me just a little. Or perhaps, and this is likely, I underestimate God.

Making art is a rite of initiation. People change their souls.

My heart holds the world in tender awe.