Summer is here and in Arizona it means some really hot weather. Those of us who live here spend time moving from an air-conditioned house to an air-conditioned car to the air-conditioned store and back again. Or we end up in a swimming pool. As soon as our kids are out of school, they start [...]
Playing the Game
This is another awesome cartoon from Gavin Than at ZenPencils.com. Check out his site, it is awesome!
You Were Born for This!
Why are you here? Have you ever stopped to wonder? Some would have you believe that you are merely here because of a reaction between two complex molecules. They would have you believe that there is no purpose to your life other than to procreate and advance the species. You are not special. You are [...]
The Inevitable Battle Within
Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was an African-American track and field athlete who became a sports legend during the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party had been in power for three years and the Berlin games was the perfect way to showcase the might and efficiency of Germany’s new political regime. Hitler believed [...]
An Open Letter to My Critics
This morning I read this wonderful post from a man named Russ Hill. If you haven’t read any of his stuff, it is very well-written. His blog is here: www.russhillmedia.com. We all have critics. Especially when we set lofty goals or dare to try something new. Even if you are just trying to express your [...]
The Fire Within
I am a big fan of the work done by Gavin of www.ZenPencils.com. He does a beautiful job of taking inspirational quotes and adding them to his artwork. He has been featured here a number of times and I love this one he sent out today! Enjoy Sophie Scholl (1921-1943) was a German activist who [...]
Fear: A Figment of Your Imagination?
This weekend I heard a wonderful illustration about fear and focus that I thought deserved to be repeated on a larger scale. Let us imagine that I took a long plank that was 50 feet long and 1 foot wide. I put it up on cinder blocks so that it is about 3 feet off [...]
Do What Makes You Feel Alive!
This is such a cool representation of how many of us are trained to give up our dreams at a young age in order to fit into a cultural norm or to meet the expectations of others. Artwork by Gavin Aung Than of zenpencils.com – Kris
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