“Pain Check”

by | Sep 12, 2025 | Painful Insights

"Pain Check" Hi Friends, The other day, it rained consistently the entire day, causing the relative humidity to steadily rise to around 100% and stay there. My body responds very poorly to humidity – and any of you also living with inflammatory issues might feel...

Creativity Constraints

by | Aug 21, 2025 | Painful Insights

Creativity Constraints Hi Friends, I got to speak with an artist I much admire yesterday, and I learned of a system they adopted in their painting process a while ago – to paint every day, but only for 1 hour. They do this so as not to have the time to overthink...

Movement Magic

by | Jul 18, 2025 | Painful Insights

Movement Magic Hi Friends, Of course, I’m a little biased here, but I really do believe that movement makes just about every aspect of life better. Maybe the most magical part is that physical movement not only positively affects the physical body, but tends to free...

Halfway Point

by | Jun 27, 2025 | Painful Insights

Halfway Point Hi Friends, With Q3 & 4th of July already next week, we find ourselves halfway through 2025! I have always wanted to be a bit more goal-oriented. My creative mind can always paint big, beautiful, detailed dreams, but then the path to get there seems...

A Storm is a-Comin’

by | Jun 13, 2025 | Painful Insights

A Storm is a-Comin' Hi Friends, As we were out on the boat the other day, we saw the above image coming in the distance. Being several channels away from our launch, we needed to decide to fight, flee, freeze or just chill. Those of you who know me well know I love a...