I need to reset my brain. One way that I’ve successfully done this in the past is by doing a 30 day ‘News Fast’. For the next thirty days I won’t read any newspapers. I won’t watch any news programs or news reports. I won’t read any online magazines that deal with current events in any way*. For the next… Read more →
For The World To Change
For the world to change Changes only you can see Must happen each day Read more →
One Tooth Two Tooth Three
One tooth two tooth three Four tooth and then another Soon your gums are clean Read more →
I’m Feeling It
I’m feeling it right this moment. I feel like giving up. I feel like ‘what’s the point?’. I feel lost. I feel like I have no direction. It’s a feeling of hopelessness. I feel these things even though I’ve had two pretty good sessions of practicing and composition today so far. Maybe I feel it because I’ve had these good… Read more →
In Praise of Small Wins
Here’s what I did today: I got out of bed. I took a (cold) shower. I drank a kale cacao smoothie. I practiced trombone. I made and ate my lunch. I practiced trombone some more. I took out the trash. I gathered my dirty clothes and got them ready to take to the laundry. I took my clothes to the… Read more →
Cold Showers (pt. 2)
It’s been 172 days since I started experimenting with daily cold showers. For the past 172 days I’ve taken my normal hot shower, but have switched to cold water at the end. I started with 30 seconds and worked my way up to 60 seconds. It’s been an incredibly positive experience. Today I had to take a cold shower. As… Read more →
Strive to Be Prolific
“Strive to be prolific. It’s the one aspect of your career as an artist that is completely within your control.” — TAS You can’t control whether or not your work is accepted or liked by the public. The only thing that you can control is the amount of work that you put into the world. It’s a numbers game. The… Read more →
Every Day
“Every day has the potential to be one of the best days of your life. If that’s too much pressure, at the very least it has the potential to be a little bit better than the day you had yesterday.” — TAS Read more →
You’ll Never Have
“You’ll never have a perfect day. But you can make each day a little bit better than the day before.” — TAS Read more →
It Might Not Be
“It might not be a perfect plan, but it’s at least a plan and at least it’s my plan.” — TAS Read more →