And what is the disease of inertia, the heavy hand of regulation, the tyranny of patriarchy, the oppression of capitalism, the resistance of hierarchy but a revolt against the transgressions of our own sanctimonious and ungenerous will? We render the world that is chronicled by our prejudice. We manifest what we suspect. What we despise …
I don’t care that my work is good. I care that it is correct. There is a form buried in the substratum, a perfect expression to be unearthed, not true but absolutely perfect in it’s articulation and discoloration. It is the job of the artist to unearth this precisely, not to determine what it is, but …
“Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth …
To end the conflict in the world, first end the conflict in yourself.
You are never too old or too enlightened to reflect, reconsider, and grow.
A friend of mine reached out to me a few months ago for some advice about pitching a new client in Austin, Texas. This was the bones of my advice to her about getting ahead in business (and life). Be honest. Being straightforward and clear is way better than being strategic in business and life. …
If you’re angry at someone, open your heart. Find compassion for them like they were your sister, or better, yourself. If you have a grievance, it is a poison in your heart. Let it go or you will continue to suffer, nothing will change, and you will simply grow into the person you originally despised. …
Compassion builds a better world.
Conviction without truth is tyranny. Truth without conviction, cowardice. – Damian Taggart
All truly effective coaches, teachers, wise women, gurus, holy men, philosophers, doctors, poets, leaders, politicians, guides, artists and healers are ultimately telling the same story. We are manifestations of one consciousness, angling in at ways to express and understand a shared experience of the universe from our unique vantages. How powerful a person is at …