The aim of art

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle There is a joy, a rapture, that I find

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Life is a travelling to the edge

“Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.” – D.H. Lawrence So it is. I’ve been blessed by a few soft landings from

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Family Portraits: When the kids are moving out…

I first spoke with Sarah over the phone about wanting to do some family portraits with her grown-up kids. It was about two weeks before Xmas and Sarah explained that

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Switch off.

“Switch Off.” My apologies for a late dispatch this morning. But here’s the reason, and subsequent inspiration for today’s IQ: Background: I deleted the Facebook app from my

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The walls we build

“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.” – Jim Rohn I think the key here is to embrace our sadness,

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The only way

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Today’s IQ goes out to my dear, distant Misfit friends, who helped me out

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Welcome

Buy a print of this IQ “Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.” – Ralph Marston Happy New Year! What a year 2013

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Living at risk

“Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury Hello my dear friend. I’ve been a little quiet lately, because

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I mean, I’m happy

“I mean, I’m happy to create an evil army to destroy the world, but nobody messes with my family.” – Dr. Nefario Today’s quote comes to you courtesy of the

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I have found the paradox

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” – Mother Teresa There’s something to be

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