Those were the days of one-sided cartoon cards in primary colors that came in a box of 40, and of course the prettiest ones went to your best friends. Then came adulthood and Valentine's Day became exclusionary: one card per customer. If you bought two, well, that was your business.
Bill and Carrie go to our church. My wife and I adore Carrie. She's not just smart and funny - she's also one of those women who you imagine may have...
Face it, there are times when we all feel about as creative as turnip.
There are a lot of ways to inspire people. But there is one common strand of DNA that unites all those inspirational people out there. They are committed.
Crazy may not be the one who says the sun is the center of the solar system, the Earth is round and someday people might fly. It may be those who laugh at such words whose minds are lost.
What I learned from Tintin is that my own sense of adventure and imagination were all that was needed to realize my dream of seeing all the countries of the world. Whether or not the books or movie do it for you, find your own personal Tintin that will inspire you to travel.
The most challenging aspect of being a writer? Writing. When I find myself struggling to be productive or creative, I remind myself of these nine tips.
Laced throughout the history of cultures inhabiting our planet, humanity has repeatedly expressed an ardent and personal yearning for peace within our world. However, this soulful ideation offers cause for deeper reflection.
We write our narrative. Either we write new chapters, or we stay stuck in the old, cardboard, dry, lifeless dusty pages as if they belonged to today.
The ability to inspire is not a skill in itself. Rather, it is a collection of skills, or elements, that you put together in the right combination. Or to be more precise, four skills, used in the right combination.
The "stuff" that we consider the mark of a good life is a burden that impedes us from fully experiencing the creative one.
They say that the path to Machu Picchu is a spiritual journey. This may be true, but it was the physical challenge that made the trip memorable for me.
In reality, you only have two choices: you can give up or try to find another way. I hope that you will always be strong enough to choose the latter.
Can we afford to disenfranchise swaths of the population, amputating them from well-being and a productive existence from which stem self-esteem and self-reliance? The key to what ails us is like the key to Hugo's automaton, one shaped like a heart.
I used to be so scared of public speaking that, before going on stage, I would literally look around for somewhere to throw up. Needless to say, my fr...
When human beings are in touch with this powerful creative positivity and inspiration it provides the boundless energy source from which we have historically been able to move mountains.
Last week the Obama administration sent clear signals that...
