Tag: work
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Never Ending

The work never ends. It never stops. Onward and forward it must go, relentless in its persistent need to be there, forever waiting for you even as you trudge through the struggle it inflicts upon you. Life is relentless this way, a chisel against stone. Yet, if one wishes to feel the joy of purpose,…
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Discipline and the Self

When lacking motivation… Nothing seems to get done. As a creative, motivation seems to be the key ingredient needed to well, create. Without the muse, we are listless, sitting with empty page, canvas, or whatever medium we operate in. As inspiration strikes, the creative expects a jolt of energy to carry us forward, to propel…
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Trimming
The other day I was looking at a pile of work. It was stacked high in front of me, almost to a level that I was unable to see beyond it. And with each piece I removed, another two were being added. Sometimes I was able to peel off far more of the pile than…
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Passed
A little of this will be unstructured, stream-of-consciousness. It’s a topic that has been brewing in my mind for some time due to the reoccurance of a certain behavior. Actually it has been building over the course of a few years, just more recently brought closer to the surface. So now I write. At least…