Tag: creativity

  • Where Are We Going Next?

    Where Are We Going Next?

    I’ve always been a dreamer. The funny thing about dreams, though, is that nobody really tells you what happens when one of them actually comes true. For years, the dream was simple: Write a book. Not talk about writing one. Not have half a novel sitting forgotten in a folder somewhere. Not tell people, “Yeah,…

  • PO CASTLE: THE PUNISHBEAR

    PO CASTLE: THE PUNISHBEAR

    The Jade Palace was attacked. By the time Po arrived, it was too late. The palace lay in ruins. His friends were gone. And something inside the Dragon Warrior snapped. Po went on a rampage across China, fueled by grief, dumplings, and a level of rage Master Shifu had definitely never covered in training. Eventually,…

  • The Secret Lives of Monkey Mitty

    There’s something wonderfully undignified about a nap. You can be a fully grown, functioning adult with responsibilities, obligations, and a perfectly reasonable schedule, and yet the moment your body decides it’s had enough, all of that gets overruled. The body calls the meeting, declares an emergency, and sends you to bed without consulting management. Some…

  • Little Lessons in Wonder

    Lately, the clouds have been a constant presence in our skies. From the moment I leave the house for work in the morning until the sun finally slips below the horizon, they seem to follow the day, painting and repainting the sky, catching and reflecting the light in ways one could hardly imagine. Some mornings…

  • Just How God Made Me… I Wonder If He Has Regrets

    Have you ever wondered why people are the way they are? Why some people can sit quietly for hours, perfectly content with their own thoughts, while others seem physically incapable of leaving a question unanswered? Why some people are naturally cautious and measured, while others see a perfectly reasonable situation and immediately think, “I wonder…

  • How Curiosity and Creativity Became the Story of My Life

    I don’t remember deciding to become a creative person. I think I just never stopped being a curious kid. Like every toddler, I was convinced the world existed solely for my investigation. Everything deserved to be touched, tasted, shaken, stacked, thrown, or, if possible, taken apart. My parents probably called it “getting into things.” I…

  • A Little Bit of Us in Everything

    I saw this quote today, and it resonated with me deeply:“We are writers, my love. We don’t cry. We bleed on paper.”I have no idea who wrote it, but it hit me anyway. As a creator—writer, musician, photographer, cook—it applies across the board. Our emotions are always on display through our work. Not always overtly,…

  • Speaking Into Silence — That’s Faith with Wi-Fi

    There’s a specific type of crazy needed to be a content creator. And I mean that in the most loving way possible.  Think about it…. You sit there, just you and a camera (usually a phone) and talk to it about …stuff.  It’s one way dialogue.  Sometimes it’s live, otherwise you aren’t talking to anyone…

  • Eight Days and Counting: The Monkeys Found the Wi-Fi Password

    Is there such a thing as over-writing? We’ve all heard the term overeating. Some of us have lived it. No point in lying about it. Just accept it and move on.  There’s over-drinking. Over-exercising. Overworking. Over-seasoning (no one asked for that much paprika, sir). Over-texting — because three question marks in a row is not…

  • The Curiosity of Curiosity

    Curiosity is one of the first languages children learn. Long before they master full sentences, they’re pointing, tugging, and asking questions in a hundred different ways—“What’s that?” “Why?” “How come?” A child doesn’t just accept the world as it is; they poke at it, twist it, and try to make sense of it through their…

  • The Pause Between Words: How Nothing Becomes Something

    There are days when I simply cannot think of anything to write. Writer’s block isn’t just the absence of words—it’s a heavy stillness, like standing in a quiet room where nothing moves. You sit there, pen in hand or cursor blinking, waiting for the spark that refuses to show up. It’s frustrating, almost personal, as…

  • A Moment of Unconscious Consciousness

    There’s a magic moment—quiet, fleeting—that happens between the instant your eyes first flutter open and the moment your brain realizes you’re awake. Most of us miss it. It feels like dreaming, but softer. Slower. It’s that gentle drift from unconsciousness to consciousness… before your body reminds you of gravity, responsibilities, or just how good the…

  • Finding Me

    Finding Me

    There was a time when my creative spirit showed up everywhere—like glitter at an arts and crafts party. It got into everything. Teaching, storytelling, even rearranging the spice rack felt like an act of expression. I was a voracious reader, an obsessive tinkerer, a forever-curious soul who saw the world as one big “What if?”…

  • What Writing Looks Like (for Me)

    What Writing Looks Like (for Me)

    I’ve always been drawn to creating things—music, sketches, photos, splashes of color and sound—but writing? That one snuck up on me. I didn’t grow up thinking I’d be a writer. I didn’t carry a journal or dream of publishing a book. But over the years, I started noticing little stories piling up—between mariachi gigs, painting…

  • Coloring Inside the Lines… and Knowing When to Go Beyond Them

    Coloring Inside the Lines… and Knowing When to Go Beyond Them

    “Color inside the lines.” It’s one of the earliest rules we give children when they’re learning how to draw. And in many ways, it reflects a larger idea in how we’ve traditionally approached learning: follow directions, stay within the structure, do what’s expected. There’s a place for that. Boundaries are important. They help students develop…