I recently saw an article by the Washington Post about the top 10 skills children learn from the arts. With the ever-constant arguments over fundings and how best to defend against funding cuts, I thought I would add this to the conversation. Valerie Strauss, the author, argues that these are the 10 top skills: 1.) …
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I’ve been playing classical music since first grade and for the first eight years I hated it. My mother, who was usually not a particularly strict parent, put her foot down when it came to music. She loves the arts and has always regretted the fact that her mother let her quit piano when she …
Good books are medicine to a creative mind. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to just drone out in front of TV but instead pick up a book and turn my evening from sludgery to inspiration. My latest book binge came on the employee discount day at the Museum of Fine Arts. …
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Here’s an idea, what if I just write up the most personal points of my life story and and put them on the internet for everyone to read? That’s exactly what Nathan Chow did last night. On his path to becoming an inspirational life coach, Nathan decided to type up the transformation he went through …
I have shared this TED talk with so many people. When I first watched it I had one of those moments where I realized that someone had already said exactly what I have been trying to find the words for. Every once in a while this happens and I have one of two reactions. The …
Making sure I keep up my writing is always difficult when my life restarts. Fall has come and I’m both teaching and attending a new set of classes. But I want to make sure I don’t neglect what I’ve been trying to build here. I’ve come up with a new idea as far as making …