I’ve been feeling a little nervous lately. For the past year, I’ve been holding a vision close to my heart, and now it’s time to step forward and act on it. Gulp. When we hold a vision, there’s always that moment of hesitation—the quiet fear of the unknown. But today, I saw the movie A…
Have You Ever Seen the Rain just played on my car radio, and it took me right back to the magic of singing gatherings—those moments when everyone is belting out a song together at the top of their lungs. I’ve experienced so many of these magic moments while singing and playing music in circles with…
I’ve always dreamed of owning an art car. For years, I admired them from a distance, thinking, “I wish I could do that…” But after spending the July 4th weekend with my friend Dorcey—one of the most inventive, wild, and creative people I know—I came home inspired and started painting my RV. It felt like…
My good friend Caroline is moving to Nashville this week, and her departure is leaving a big hole in my life. Together, we started a monthly music group at her home in Oakland that became something truly special. While I have other people I can play music with, very few listen with the kind of…
In Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards shows us the transformative importance of noticing negative space when drawing. By focusing on the background—the space around an object—and drawing its edge, we naturally shift into right-brain mode, enabling us to draw with far greater accuracy. (I never believed I could draw until…
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