creative living

“Artists, poets, whatever you want to call those people whose job is “making” take in the commonplace and are forever recognizing it as worthwhile. I think I am always collecting in a way, walking down a street with my eyes open, looking through a magazine, viewing a movie, visiting a museum or grocery store. Some of the things I collect are tangib

A look and an approach to life accumulates. That accumulation requires attention, though. One has to tend to it. Sometimes, we surprise ourselves. We emerge—hatching like an egg. We’ll do this repeatedly throughout life. That’s the beauty. - Alicia Kennedy

Trying and giving up go hand in hand. But it’s trying that deserves the attention of our will. Giving up is just breathing out. Breathing in is the one we need to remember to do. Breathing out naturally follows. The important thing is just to keep breathing. To try and then just go through all that happens, including not trying. And so we hold our