artist boundaries and home building

Artists need boundaries. Or so I have been told. Actually, I have witnessed and used this in my dealing with artists. This is especially true of visual artists. If given a blank sheet of paper to create art, many...

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and then the next day… (the purpose is the process)

So, I’m an off-and-on reader of My Utmost for His Highest. Overall, I SHOULD be only and ON reader of it, but, well… you know… Today, Ozzy kicked me in the nuts. I’ve always been a “journey guy”. You know,...

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catalyst (aka, the domino effect)

There have been 2 big “things” in our lives over the past few (5 or more?!) years that have been intrinsically intertwined though generally pretty separate. 1). What will Byron do? 2). What will Byron drive? What I do isn’t tied to...

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not exactly the way I had planned it (but then, I really never plan anyway)

Unlike some, you don’t resent sudden requests or unforeseen detours. You expect them. They are inevitable. Indeed, on some level you actually look forward to them.         - StrengthsFinder Finding out about oneself is sometimes a negative thing. I took the StrengthsFinder...

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hung out to dry

I had a lunch meeting recently with a couple of friends, one of whom is having some issues at his workplace. The other friend and I are working thru some of these issues with him, trying to encourage him...

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driving myself crazy

I think I have ADD. Not really, but, I do have a hard time focusing. I have a hard time picking. I have a hard time making a decision and then sticking with that decision. Not sure if I’m afraid...

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the lowest common denominator, otherwise known as the least

I worked in sales and customer service for a manufacturing company for several years. At some point, it became quite clear to me that the most important people in the whole plant were the shipping guys. Shipping guys? Yes....

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shooting oneself in the foot

I’ve been struggling with whether or not to “make a go” for this whole funkhouse remodeling thing. It started pretty innocently. As things in my life tend to start… In many ways, it started back in 1994 and even somewhat...

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It’s becoming more and more evident…

… that I need to “take the bull by the horns” by myself. The hard part for me is that I am very self-evident in my need/longing or dare I say it, my dependencies on the combined effort. I.E.,...

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Teamwork

I’m currently doing some consulting work with/for a friend who is trying to resurrect a small business that fell out of sorts for about 2 years. So, every Monday, we have lunch together to discuss several aspects of what’s...

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