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Make War, Not Love: Be Creative

I’m prejudiced, of course, but here’s what I think: one of the most honest, authentic, powerful, difficult things any human being can do is be creative. This is true whether you’re writing books, painting pictures, choreographing dance moves, or baking pastries. It’s true of nail art, it’s true of interior decorating, and it’s true of carpentry. […]

Are You Moving Away From Failure or Toward Success?

I’m an onward-and-upwards kind of person. I appreciate challenges. They’re the salt of life, and nothing beats that feeling of setting a goal and blasting past it, leaving only rubble and conquered foes in your wake (okay, maybe not the rubble and foes part). Failure? Pfft. I eat failure for breakfast. But I’m beginning to think […]