I started May writing a post about creativity. Here we are into the final week of the month and that’s the only post that I’ve written so far. But it has been a very creative month! I’ve spent my creativity in other areas than blog post writing. It’s been a great month for my playwriting.…
In February, I said that my word for the Year of the Groon 63 was “create”. I’m a couple of months into Groon 63 and it’s been going well. As usual, I was a bit slow getting started with my creating. But by mid-March, I had a rhythm going of writing 100 words a day…
I remember when the book The Creative Act by Rick Rubin came out a few years ago. I didn’t read it then, but I was aware of it. I considered buying the book because I’m fascinated with creativity. I decided to take it out of the library instead of buying it. It wasn’t available at…
Sometimes I get mad at myself because I don’t write as much as I think I should. I don’t reach out to the people I want to touch base with. I don’t read the books I buy or take out from the library. I don’t exercise when I know I should. So many things I…
Sometimes I talk myself out of doing something before trying. A bit of writing. Or something else creative. I’m talking myself out of doing it because I’m trying to save effort. Why do something if it isn’t going to work, right? Maybe. Maybe not. Other times, I do it and see if it works. Last…
I’ve just finished my first week of being 63. The body is getting older but my spirit still feels young. It continues to be strange reconciling my mental image with my physical reality. This week, a cashier gave me the senior discount without even asking. They looked at me and applied it. I’m not sixty-five…
I discovered that being creative is like exercise. If you stop doing it regularly, you’ll soon stop doing it at all. Last year, I was shooting to write 365 blog posts. After reaching that goal, I decided to cut back and write 52 posts for the rest of this year. Guess how many posts I’ve…
I just finished Great by Choice again. Man, I love that book. And I love listening to Jim Collin’s read it. Wow. It’s a business book. And yet a few times, some of the stories in it moved me to tears. What qualities do you need to become a great company? A great organization? A…
You know what drives me crazy? Getting good ideas when I’m doing something else that requires my attention. Like driving to work, for instance. I get lots of great ideas while driving to work. But it’s hard to jot down those ideas for later when I must concentrate on the cars around me. And the…
I spent a good amount of time reading plays this week. I’m on a play reading committee. And our first meeting was today, so I needed to have some plays to recommend. I read more plays this week, than I’ve read in the last couple of years. That’s crazy! I should be reading more plays.…
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