Build Your Impossible

An idea or inspiration is like a wave.  If you get an idea, follow it, chase after it and ride it as long as it works. It might turn into something fantastic, or might be something that reminds you of what you are passionate about and what it feels like to dream and get excited about something again.  Recently I started a notebook to collect ideas that I might decide to write about. It has been helpful to be able to brainstorm and envision the potential for the ideas. I have a feeling that there are a few things listed that I won’t be able to do much with now, but will come back to at a different time. It is fun to look back and connect ideas to notice patterns or simply think deeply.

You Are Doing Better Than You Think The Bird’s Eye View is one of my favorite perspectives. The dictionary defines the bird’s eye view as   a view from a high angle as if seen by a bird in flight, or an overall or cursory look at something. Often we look at the street or “right in front of us” point of view and get discouraged.  But, what if rather than zooming in, we zoom out and consider that we are going better than we think?  Zooming out and utilizing the Bird’s Eye View has us focusing on showing up, that we are in motion and moving forward. It reminds us that we are uncommon and making the choice to keep going.  Monday night I decided to join a huge challenge. I joined St. Jude’s 50 pushup-a-day challenge for August. The good news is that I can do push-ups. The bad news is that I typically do not do more than 5 at a time. And, it has been a long time since I did 50 on the same day. It seemed like a great reason to maximize fitness and see the results of a habit over time. I am n

  Teachers Remind us Who We Are And What We Can Be Stealing an Idea from Art: Or the Creative Act The goal of art isn’t to attain perfection. The goal is to share who we are. And how we see the world. Artists allow us to see what we are unable to see, but somehow already know. The artist's perception reminds us of who we are and who we can be. (Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being ) Thinking about Rubin’s idea regarding art and the goal of an artist, It could be suggested that a teacher seeks to do the same thing.   The art of teaching incorporates the art of discovery. Teachers and students are artists.