"Artists love without reservation. They give their hearts completely and leave nothing on the table. They are naked and unashamed. They leave no room for pretension. And because they have given all of themselves, they live without regret.

But not without struggle. This path is not an escape from life's wounds and disappointment. To live from our souls is to pursue our greatest passions and expose ourselves to our greatest pain. We cannot live to create and be surprised that we have traveled through failure. We cannot live a life of passion and not know sorrow. To pursue a dream is to invite a nightmare! To live a life of love is to know betrayal and loss. The soul is both fragile and resilient..."

Our lives seem to revolve around screens of some sort, whether it is our iPhones, computers, iPads, TV’s, or whatever...We always seem to mindlessly jump from one screen to another. I have often wondered how much of my free time is sucked up by looking at screens and devices. I specifically feel that these screens rob me of my family time and interactions with those who I am physically with. So to find out, for the next week I am going to push back from these screens.