Welcome to "Or Maybe..."

What are we doing here?

Trying to get back to this.

I’ve never created anything new in my life or work without crossing a shaky bridge.

Once I start to explore the possibility of something new, things feel precarious.

It used to stop me in my tracks.

There’s risk: it may not work. I might be judged. I might not be good enough.

Surrender: I don’t have the answers. I don’t even know what I don’t know.

This is, of course, primal stuff. When we want to change/create/transmute, it doesn’t feel good in our “meat-suits.”

Some people never figure out how to get to the other side of that feeling.

Through trial and error, I’ve learned ways to trick myself through it.
But that strategy comes with noxious byproducts.

These days, I’m learning how to approach the bridge with curiosity. To see it as interesting, necessary, and worth sharing.

When I’m at my best, the approach sounds something like “Or maybe…”

And I suppose I’m inviting you onto my bridge. I’m not exactly sure why, but I have an instinct to and I’m going trust that there’s something in it for both of us.

I’ll be incubating things without knowing what they are yet. Sharing smaller nuggets and making meaning out of the process.

I’ve spent too much time pouring all of myself into giant creative missions. Polishing them to perfection in the hope that their transcendence and scale will make me feel extra … worthy?

There’s a place for giant, but giant also creates a giant place to hide.

I’m allocating time here to share my gifts and learn how to contribute to the cosmic melody of creativity. I’m here to challenge myself to be a better friend, artist, and human.

Let’s figure out better way to walk the shaky bridge. I have a feeling the world we’re stepping into will require that kind of fortitude.

Thanks for hanging.