I have come to realize, after over thirty years of studying human creativity, that the great divide is not between those who are artists and those who are not, but between those who understand that they are creative and those who have become convinced that they are not. The great divide is between those who understand that their very nature is that

Far too often, spirituality has been replaced with standardization, and discovering the unique divine image within each person is replaced with a version of discipleship from the Industrial Revolution.

The creative act is inherently an act of courage.

Creativity should be an everyday experience. Creativity should be as common as breathing. We breathe, therefore we create.

He designed us in his own image; he designed us with both intellect and imagination; he designed us with both reason and passion; he designed us to dream, to risk, and to create.

It is only when we find the courage to create that we are freed from those fears and that darkness.

We live in fear of failure, convinced that failure will prove us to be frauds.

the huge risk of being true.

The artisan soul is not about rebellion but about resonance. It is about being true to who we are and allowing that truth to inform and form us.