Busyness presses down, in, around
And the roses grown dim.
Stealing senses
Robbing of smell, taste, touch.
Hamster-wheel mind-numbs
Creating needless constant crisis.
But I steal away. Continue reading “One Minute Affair With Peace”
Author: Andrew Zahn
I'm a son, husband, dad, business owner, actor and good sleeper/eater.
On this blog, I pave a highway for creative growth by providing food, water, and shelter for those wishing to live, work, and play with creative zest.
Let the Good Times Roll
[box options]Today’s post is a guest post by Jim Woods. He is a writer, blogger and guitar junkie in Nashville, TN. He is also a chocolate chip cookie addict, but who isn’t right? You can read his blog here and find him on Twitter @unknownjim. [/box]
Tree. Arrow. Bee. Fish. Light Bulb. Turtle. Sad. Building. Footprint. What do all of these things have in common? Not much at all. But those are my results on my first roll with my Rory’s Story Cubes.
How do these work? Continue reading “Let the Good Times Roll”
Play Grounds Theater On Site
I like to play with my food.
I like to be childlike.
And May 5th and 6th I’ll be playing in a steller event called Play Grounds: Theater on Site.
Jason Mundok and Steve Carlson, the same fine folks who produced 24 Hour Plays last year, keep turning the “make stuff happen” wheel for the artistic community in central Pennsylvania. Engaging writers, technicians and actors, Mundok and Carlson take their work to the streets. Literally. Continue reading “Play Grounds Theater On Site”
Bloopers Worth a Laugh
Bloopers. Outtakes. Gag reels.
When popping in a DVD, I’ll scour the DVD menu for the gag reel. It’s often the most important part of the disc. . . for me.
Here’s a few favorite gag reels and other bloopers just for fun.
Slow is the New Fast
Slower.
Slowing down.
Taking a moment to be silent.
And still.
Take thirty seconds to be silent.
(30 second pause. . .)
What did you hear?
I hear my breath, rising and falling. I hear a few early morning chirps outside my window. A slight hum of cars off in the distance. Continue reading “Slow is the New Fast”
Here’s What I [fill in the blank]
I say I want .
I really want .
My way of making this dream a reality is .
In Conclusion:
1. Know what you want.
2. Make sure it’s truly what you want and not just what you say you want.
3. Take action to get what you want.
Dreams and ideas are nothing without implementation.
How are you putting action to your wants and dreams?
One Word for Focus and Purpose
People who live without asking this question fulfill other people’s dreams.
Their own dreams die, never realized.
Companies who exist without asking this question function solely as money-making machines, destined to crumble after 10-15 years of success.
They never aspired to a greater focus and purpose.
Childhood Playtime for Creativity
What did you love to do as a child?
Who did you play with?
How did you play?
Where did you play best?
When did playtime stop?
As I recall my own childhood playtime: Continue reading “Childhood Playtime for Creativity”
Artist Date Vlog
Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way
Slow down. Try something new. Revisit something old.
Bryan Allain, author of 31 Days to Finding Your Blogging Mojo
Don’t edit the video. Just be you. Toss it out to your readers.
The result of taking Cameron and Allain’s suggestions are the videos below.
4 Things I Learned
+My first take is usually better than the next few.
+I apparently have a cold with all the snot-snorting I do.
+Going on an artist date while vlogging is a fantastic way to spend a Saturday morning.
+Downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a cool place.
Work in Progress: Weirdest Blog Post Ever
This morning, I started two blog posts.
And didn’t finish them.
It feels a bit like my work today is a failure.
A flop.
I even considered not posting at all today…
But it’s time to make some lemonade.
Ladies and Gentlemen: the weirdest blog post ever…
Continue reading “Work in Progress: Weirdest Blog Post Ever”